Buff-necked Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tukki
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMeiglyptes (Tufted Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMeiglyptes tukki (Buff-necked Woodpecker)
About the Buff-necked Woodpecker
The buff-necked woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Meiglyptes tukki was first described by the French ornithologist René Primevère Lesson in 1839 as Picus tukki. It has four subspecies: Meiglyptes tukki tukki, Meiglyptes tukki percnerpes, Meiglyptes tukki batu, and Meiglyptes tukki pulonis.
Meiglyptes tukki is small and dark brown with pale wing barring and a dirty-cream stripe on the neck. It has a pointed bill which is curved along the culmen. It is slightly heavier than its close relative Meiglyptes tristis and has a significantly longer tail. M. tukki is distinguished from its closest relatives by the lack of a nuchal crest.
A 1978 survey of fourteen individuals recorded mean body mass of 53g and a mean wing length of 101mm. The mean bill length, width, and depth noted in the 1978 survey were 22.68mm, 8.66mm, and 7.98mm, respectively. M. tukki is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
It inhabits primary evergreen and semi-evergreen lowland forests and peat swamp forests. M. tukki primarily forages by surface gleaning and probing... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gunung Leuser National Park
White-rumped Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tristis
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Picus puniceus
Banded Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus moluccensis
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
Hemicircus concretus
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Maroon Woodpecker
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Orange-Backed Woodpecker
Reinwardtipicus validus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Checker-throated Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma mentale
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buff-necked Woodpecker in Gunung Leuser National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-necked Woodpecker sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Buff-necked Woodpecker in Gunung Leuser National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Buff-necked Woodpecker in Gunung Leuser National Park in our monthly data.