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Species record

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

Meiglyptes jugularis

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Primary Traits

FamilyPicidae
OrderPiciformes
RealmIndomalayan
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

53.5 g

Elevation

0 m - 900 m

Data points

47

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Meiglyptes jugularis

English name

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

Order

Piciformes

Family

Picidae

Genus

Meiglyptes

Species

jugularis

Data source

HBW7, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Indomalayan

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

50 g

Maximum unsexed mass

57 g

Average mass

53.5 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

900 m

Maximum elevation

1,000 m

Elevation range

900 m

Typical elevation

450 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.7

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Singly and pairs

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

No data

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

No data

Maximum clutch size

No data

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary