• Synonyms Brown Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Celeus brachyurus, Micropterus brachyurus, Picus brachyurus

Rufous Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Drumming, © Greg Irving
    Thailand
  • 2.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Malaysia
  • 3.
    Call, © Shanmukharaja M
    India
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Conrad Pinto
    India
  • 5.
    Call, song, © Conrad Pinto
    India
  • 6.
    Call, © Ramit Singal
    India
  • 7.
    Drumming, song, © Greg Irving
    Thailand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Rufous Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Rufous Woodpecker subspecies (10)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Micropternus brachyurus annamensisLaos, Cambodia and s Vietnam-No
Micropternus brachyurus badiosusn Natuna Is. (nw of Borneo) and Borneo-No
Micropternus brachyurus badiusMalay Pen., Sumatra, Nias (w of n Sumatra) and Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra)-No
Micropternus brachyurus brachyurusJava-No
Micropternus brachyurus fokiensisse China and n Vietnam-No
Micropternus brachyurus holroydiHainan I. (off se China)-No
Micropternus brachyurus humeinw India to w Nepal-No
Micropternus brachyurus jerdoniic, s India and Sri Lanka-No
Micropternus brachyurus phaiocepsc Nepal and ne India to sw, s China, n, e Thailand and Myanmar-No
Micropternus brachyurus williamsonisw, s Thailand-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliিয়যা কাঠকুড়াচর, খয়রা কাঠকুড়ালি
Catalanpicot rogenc
Chinese栗啄木鸟, 栗啄木鳥
Chinese (Traditional)栗啄木, 栗啄木鳥
Croatianpjegavogrla žuna
Czechdatel rezavý, Datel mravencožravý
DanishRustfarvet Spætte, Rustspætte
DutchRosse Specht
EsperantoRuĝeca pego
Estoniansipelgarähn
Finnishaasiantöyhtötikka
FrenchPic brun
GermanRötelspecht, Ameisenspecht, Rostspecht
IcelandicMauraspæta
IndonesianPelatuk kijang
ItalianPicchio rossastro, Picchio rossiccio
Japaneseクリチャゲラ
Lithuanianrusvasis kuoduotasis genys
MalayBurung Belatok Biji Nangka, Belatok Kecil, Belatuk Kecil, Burung Belatuk Biji Nangka, Belatuk Biji Nangka
Malayalamചെമ്പന്‍  മരംകൊത്തി, ചെമ്പൻ മരംകൊത്തി
Nepaliसानो तामे लाहा“चे
Norwegianmaurspett
Norwegian NynorskMaurspett
Polishdzięcioł rdzawy, dzieciol rdzawy, rdzawodrwal
Portuguesepica-pau-ruivo, pica-pau-ferrugíneo
RussianРыжий дятел
SerbianKratkorepi crveni detlić
Slovakmravcožlna krátkochvostá, vlikáč krátkochvostý
SpanishCarpintero rufo
Swedishrostspett
TamilKarum Sivappu Maram Kothi
Thaiนกหัวขวานสีตาล
TurkishKızıl Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianятла руда
VietnameseChim Gõ kiến nâu, Gõ kiến nâu