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Gecinulus rafflesii
Basic stats
Diet
Ants, beetle larvae, other insects
Habitat
Lowland and hill dipterocarp forest
Range
Sundaland: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Clutch size
2–3 eggs
Incubation period
About 13–14 days
Size
Medium (25–30cm)
Wingspan
~40–44cm
Weight
~75–100g
A medium-sized woodpecker with an olive-green back, golden rump and a red crest in males, a scarce inhabitant of lowland and hill forest classed as Near-threatened due to ongoing habitat loss.
Forages on tree trunks and larger branches for ants and wood-boring larvae, and its declining populations across Sundaland track the clearance of primary lowland forest.
