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Olive-backed Woodpecker

Gecinulus rafflesii

Olive-backed Woodpecker (Gecinulus rafflesii) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South & Southeast Asia.

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The Olive-backed Woodpecker (Gecinulus rafflesii) is a member of the Picidae family found in South & Southeast Asia.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Piciformes
  3. Family Picidae Woodpeckers
  4. Genus Gecinulus
  5. Species rafflesii

Where it lives

Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo

Quick facts

Family
Picidae
Order
Piciformes

Biology & behaviour

The Olive-backed Woodpecker (Gecinulus rafflesii) is a species of woodpeckers in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. It is found in South & Southeast Asia — Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo.

Songs & calls

Olive-backed Woodpecker — Call

Recorded by Sander Lagerveld Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Conservation

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Best Suet Feeders for Woodpeckers

How to choose a suet feeder for woodpeckers — the styles compared, why a tail prop helps, and how to keep starlings off. A decision framework with the woodpecker species in the Birbs encyclopedia.

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Meet the Picidae

A field guide to the Picidae family — 239 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.

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