celeus is a genus in the family picidae of woodpeckers found in tropical and subtropical forests and woodlands of central and south america .

the genus contains 15 extant species .

one , kaempfer 's woodpecker ( c. obrieni ) , was believed to be extinct until a specimen was caught in 2006 .

the species in the genus are medium-sized , 19 – 32 cm in length ( with c. elegans the longest ) , and weigh between 63 and 172 grams .

they have limited plumage colour with the head and crest mainly lighter in colour .

the feet , tail , tongue and bill of the birds in the genus are adapted for the specialised resources required for its survival and reproduction ( for example breeding sites and large food supplies ) .

they are native residents and do not migrate .

they are generally insectivorous but will eat seeds and fruits .

the birds are monogamous with both sexes sharing nest and brooding care .

some species nest communally .

many live near humans but are seen as destructive in agricultural areas .

celeus ( bird )

ign - celeus instagram - urltoken i didn ' t even know celeus is a bird .
ign - celeus i didn ' t even know celeus is a bird when i got this name , it just sounded cool .
blond - crested woodpecker ( celeus flavescens ) bird perched and feeding . | the internet bird collection | hbw alive
blond - crested woodpecker ( celeus flavescens ) female feeding . | the internet bird collection | hbw alive
kaempfer ' s woodpecker ( celeus obrieni ) pair after playback . | the internet bird collection | hbw alive
the chestnut - coloured woodpecker - celeus castaneus , is a species of bird in the picidae family . . . photo by bill holsten . | zoo | pinterest | woodpeckers , bird…
we can find four subspecies within the range : celeus flavus flavus . celeus flavus peruvianus , slightly larger , with more brown in wings than nominate . celeus flavus tectricialis , similar in size , with much brown in wing coverts and paler flight feathers . celeus flavus subflavus is largest , with broad bases and centres in feathers on mantle and breast .
micropternus brachyurus ( del hoyo and collar 2014 ) was previously placed in the genus celeus .
the blond - crested woodpecker ( celeus flavescens ) is a species of bird in the picidae family , the woodpeckers , piculets and wrynecks . it is found in… | pinteres…
subspecies : celeus brachyurus annamensis ( delacour & jabouille , 1924 ) - laos , cambodia and s vietnam . subspecies : celeus brachyurus badiosus ( bonaparte , 1850 ) - borneo and n natuna is . subspecies : celeus brachyurus badius ( raffles , 1822 ) subspecies : celeus brachyurus brachyurus ( vieillot , 1818 ) - java . subspecies : celeus brachyurus fokiensis ( swinhoe , 1863 ) - s & se china and n vietnam . subspecies : celeus brachyurus holroydi ( swinhoe , 1870 ) - hainan . subspecies : celeus brachyurus humei ( kloss , 1918 ) - n india ( himachal pradesh ) e to to w nepal . subspecies : celeus brachyurus jerdonii ( malherbe , 1849 ) - w india ( s from s gujarat ) s to sri lanka . subspecies : celeus brachyurus phaioceps ( blyth , 1845 ) - c nepal and e india e to se tibet , myanmar and s china ( w & s yunnan ) and s to s thailand . subspecies : celeus brachyurus williamsoni ( kloss , 1918 ) subspecies : celeus brachyurus squamigularis ( sundevall , 1866 ) - s peninsular thailand s to sumatra , including offshore islands of bangka , belitung and nias . for a complete list of all subspecies and their associated references , refer : urltoken
the chestnut - coloured woodpecker - celeus castaneus , is a species of bird in the picidae family . . . photo by bill holsten . | costa rica birds | pinterest | wood…
distribution : - this is a bird from sumatra and java up to bali . it is also a resident in malaysia , fairly common bird .
the chestnut - colored woodpecker ( celeus castaneus ) is a species of bird in the picidae family . it is found in belize , costa rica , guatemala , honduras , mexico , nicaragua , and panama .
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - most times i have seen this bird in forest on hill slopes . in ampang , perdik and of course rengit is one place that the bird was seen in many trips
though a bird native to malaysia , the bird is not often sighted . in fact the few occasions i met the bird at the gap and perdik by chance . not enough experience with the bird to pass on in this page . the images shown below with that of my collection of female maroon woodpecker .
habitats & preferences : - the bird prefers bamboo clumps . a lowland bird but usually prefers bamboo growing on heavily forested hill slopes . so i would say that this is a bird of the low hills and not sub - montane .
i have also seen the bird hunting by itself , and without a mate .
distribution : - the is a bird from sumatra and borneo island . this is not a common bird to find but could seen at forest edge in malaysia .
1969 . what is a tanager ? living bird 8 : 127 - 136 .
moore et al . 2013 : bird sounds of ecuador dvd 2 pairs . edited
the question was whether the helmeted woodpecker belonged in the genus dryocopus , as the bird ' s appearance would have it , or if a look at the woodpecker ' s dna would place it more appropriately in genus celeus .
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distribution : - bird of the north - eastern india which also south western china and the greater sundas . this bird is also resident in malaysia . understanding the size and requirement of this large bird , it is now confined to areas of pristine forest .
birdlife international ( bli ) ( 2008 ) . celeus brachyurus . in : iucn 2008 . iucn red list of threatened species . retrieved 23 may 2009 .
short , l . l . ( 1973 ) a new race of celeus spectabilis from eastern brazil . the wilson bulletin , 85 : 465 - 467 .
blond - crested woodpecker ( celeus flavescens ) photographed in brazil ' s pantanal . it is found in brazil , southeastern paraguay , and extreme northeast… | pinteres…
co - author mark robbins and i had just finished a phylogenetic study examining species limits and vocalizations in celeus woodpeckers when mark , who was attending a meeting in brazil , had the opportunity to observe a helmeted woodpecker at intervales state park ,
according to benz .
upon hearing the bird vocalize , mark was stunned that its call sounded nothing like neotropical dryocopus , and immediately knew we needed to examine its taxonomic status in the context of our recent celeus study given that the helmeted woodpecker calls were most similar to several other celeus species . upon returning from brazil , mark consulted with co - author kevin zimmer , who had independently arrived at the same conclusions about the helmeted woodpecker belonging with celeus , based on his behavioral observations spanning 20 years of fieldwork in brazil .
as benz puts it ,
the helmeted woodpecker is basically a typical celeus in dryocopus clothing .
celeus obrieni ( kaempfer ' s woodpecker ) is now considered a full species . several sites were found ( prado 2006 ) after 80 years without a record .
distribution : - the bird is resident in the greater sundas . there is a good local population of this bird in malaysia but seen less often when compared to a few woodpeckers .
habitats & preferences : - as mentioned this bird is exclusively staying in the mangrove forest .
2008 . sixteen bird species new for colombia . conservación colombiana 5 : 80 - 85 .
1975 . the plumbeous heron of the galapagos . living bird 13 : 51 - 72 .
systematic notes on the bird family cracidae . no . 2 . relationships and geographical variation of
parrot culture : our 2500 - year - long fascination with the world’s most talkative bird .
according to the authors , the results of the phylogenetic analyses
unequivocally
place the helmeted woodpecker within celeus , showing the bird has matched its appearance with the
distantly related
dryocopus lineatus with a
remarkable resemblance in plumage coloration and pattern .
distribution : - the indian sub - continent sri langka , southern china and the greater sundas . the bird is a resident in malaysia and a common bird the forest edge and parks .
el carpintero canelo ( celeus loricatus ) es una especie de ave de a familia picidae , que se encuentra en colombia , costa rica , ecuador , nicaragua y panamá .
displays of four species of blue - winged ducks . living bird 9 : 29 - 64 .
1982 . a survey of the tyrant - flycatchers . living bird 19 : 7 - 50 .
papa bird busy feeding its grown chicks on 11 . 3 . 16 . photo : seng alvin
reference : a field guide to the waterbirds of asia . wild bird society of japan 1993 . thanks to laurence eu and lawrence cher for sharing their photos and sightings with the bird group .
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - the bird seen in the hills in ulu langat as well as those on the road to frasers . a good place would be the gap
orians gh ( 1969 ) the number of bird species in some tropical forests . ecology 50 : 783–801
new bird distributional data from cerro tacarcuna , with implications for conservation in the darién highlands of colombia .
tvardikova k . bird abundances in primary and secondary growth in papua new guinea : a preliminary assessment .
thiollay j - m . influence of selective logging on bird species diversity in a guianan rain forest .
distribution : - this is another bird found the foothills of himalayas in northern india , south china and then down south to sumatra . the bird is a resident in malaysia and easily seen in frasers hills .
pinheiro , r . t . and dornas , t . ( 2008 ) new records and distribution of kaempfer’s woodpecker celeus obrieni . revista brasileira de ornitologia , 16 : 167 - 169 .
karr jr ( 1977 ) ecological correlates of rarity in a tropical forest bird community . auk 94 : 240–247
over 600 bird species have been recorded in borneo and boy are they magical . when you are only used to seeing north american bird species , like me , with the exception of the bird species i saw in yemen , your bird world changes quite drastically when you come to this tropical island . all of a sudden you realize that bird watching or in my case bird photography has a whole new dimension to understand and explore . due to the extreme density and diversity in trees , birds specialize in what part of the forest they forage and hang out in . is it the understory , middle story , upper story , or canopy ?
, an endemic and threatened species of north - eastern brazil . bird conservation international 7 : 263 - 274
2002 . second report of the trinidad and tobago rare bird committee . living world : 51 - 56 .
tell congress and the department of the interior to uphold the country ' s most important bird protection law .
sacc . 2005 and updates . a classification of the bird species of south america . available at : urltoken .
jepson p , ladle rj . governing bird - keeping in java and bali : evidence from a household survey .
distribution : - also a bird of the greater sundas with a local population . in malaysia , this is a bird of deep forest and not frequently encountered . then on random meeting up easily dismissed as a crimson - winged woodpecker .
i like the name
flameback
for this bird . another name that is also commonly used is the
golden - backed
.
golden - backed
used in reference to the gold colored wings that the bird has .
distribution : - the bird is resident in the chain of islands from sumatra down to java and then borneo island . this bird is a common resident in malaysia , may not be seen often but more frequent than many other woodpeckers .
habitats & preferences : - this is a lowland forest bird . prefers dense natural forest with slopes on the hills .
habitats & preferences : - this is a sub - montane forest edge bird which could be seen in higher altitude .
nores m ( 1999 ) an alternative hypothesis for the origin of amazonian bird diversity . j biogeogr 26 : 475–485 .
( 188 observations ; 7 . 22 % ) were the three most abundant bird species recorded on the forest edge .
( 102 observations ; 3 . 61 % ) were the three most abundant bird species recorded in the forest intermediate .
numbers of insectivorous , frugivores and others bird species in three zones ; forest edge , forest intermediate and forest interior .
distribution of the log - transformed number of brazilian and international webpages mentioning species in each of the studied bird taxon .
the cream - colored woodpecker is a uniquely - colored ‘yellow” member of the genus celeus , with a widespread distribution in south america . it is found throughout much of lowland venezuela ranging east through the guyanas , and south through much of amazonia , including ecuador , colombia , peru , bolivia , and brazil . it is comprised of several subspecies , that vary somewhat in the shade of yellow . plumage is unique for a woodpecker , being pale creamy yellow with brown wings . as with most other celeus , it has a large crest , the bill is yellow , and sexes differ by males having a flicker - like red moustache . the cream - colored woodpecker is characteristically found in the canopy of varzea forest , and along the edge of oxbow lakes . although it overlaps with other celeus woodpeckers , such as ringed woodpecker ( celeus torquatus ) and chestnut woodpecker ( celeus elegans ) , both of which favor seasonally flooded forest like cream - colored , it is unlikely to be confused with any other species . like other members of the genus , it is known to forage on ants and termites . call is a ringing “ pee - pee - pee - pur , ” the last note lower pitched than the first three , and noticeably different from the other overlapping species of celeus .
payne , r . b . ( 2005 ) , “bird families of the world 15” , oxford university press , oxford .
roberson , don ( 2008 ) , “ bird families of the world ” , 8th ed . , revised april 2008 .
two vocalizations in response to playback from the same bird as in xc95630 . seen on ridgetop in hilly terra firme forest .
insectivorous bird populations are affected by a number of other bird species . for example , the removal of manorina melanophrys from disturbed habitats has caused an increase in the number of insectivores ( clarke & schedvin 1997 ) . interspecific competition may also occur because the same resources are used by different bird species in the same resource - poor habitat ( ford et al . 2001 ) .
thiollay jm ( 1994 ) structure , density and rarity in an amazonian rain forest bird community . j trop ecol 10 : 449–481
this species has been reported from southereastern mexico to caribbean western panama . this bird is only known from western bocas del toro .
from the smallest woodpecker , i have listed the largest of them all - the great slaty woodpecker . at 50 cm , this is indeed a large bird . if the bird is present in the area , the calls is heard and easy to trace its whereabouts . as it is high up the bird don ' t feel threatened . and would not make any hasty get away .
2001 . bird community of inner la plata city , buenos aires province , argentina . acta ornitológica 36 : 161 - 164 .
2002 . new and noteworthy bird records from the east slope of the andes in colombia . caldasia 24 : 157 - 189 .
( r . b . payne , ed . ) bird families of the world : cuckoos . oxford university press , oxford .
an endangered florida bird may have some unexpected help in its struggle for survival , according to a new university of florida study .
renjifo lm ( 2001 ) effect of natural and anthropogenic landscape matrices on the abundance of subandean bird species . ecol appl 11 : 14–31
reichenbach 1853 ( furnariidae ) , the ‘gritador - do - nordeste’ , an undescribed trace of the fading bird life of northeastern brazil .
2005 . phylogeny and biogeographical history of the trogoniformes , a pantropical bird order . biological journal linnean society 84 : 725 - 738 .
calls from a male bird in response to playback . these calls were given while flying over the boat , on a large creek .
response : this is a subspecies of chestnut woodpecker , celeus elegans jumana , which is the only subspecies of this chocolate - brown woodpecker that lacks a cream - coloured crest and forehead and lacks black barring on its back and chest feathers .
benz , b . w . , m . b . robbins ( 2011 ) , molecular phylogenetics , vocalizations , and species limits in celeus woodpeckers ( aves : picidae ) , mol . phylogenet . evol . 61 , 29 - 44 .
but over the last few years , researchers began to suspect that the helmeted woodpecker wasn’t what it seemed . in 2010 , when he was in brazil for a conference , robbins went birding and not only spotted a helmeted woodpecker , but also heard its call . that’s when he realized that the bird didn’t sound like its supposed relatives at all—instead , it sounded like a genus of drab brown woodpeckers known as celeus woodpeckers . robbins contacted two other scientists to ask if they could do a genetic analysis of the helmeted woodpecker in order to see if it belongs in the celeus family tree . the species is so hard to find in the wild that the team had to sample dna from specimens that were taxidermied in the ' 60s—but it paid off . the decades - old dna showed that robbins’ hunch was right : the helmeted woodpecker might not look at all like a celeus , but “lo and behold , ” robbins says happily , “it was a celeus . ” it was a gratifying discovery for robbins , but it also raised an important question : how did the helmeted woodpecker end up looking like larger , unrelated birds ?
habitats & preferences : - this is a bird of the deep forest and mangrove wetlands but could be found in the hills as well .
distribution : - found in the indian sub - continent , sri langka and south china . this bird actually is hardly seen in malaysia .
) . we tested our hypothesis in a species - rich rainforest bird community in the amazonas central region ( cohn - haft et al .
across a wide range of bird species . the amplified segments were purified by excising bands from agarose gels and centrifuging each through a filter tip
calls in response to playback from a male bird in the canopy of old second - growth forest ( recorded from a canopy tower ) .
nobrega alves rr , de farias lima jr , araujo hfp . the live bird trade in brazil and its conservation implications : an overview .
habitats & preferences : - this is another sub - montane bird but prefers higher altitude than that of the greater yellownape . the bird prefer heavily forested area and not forest edge . that ' s one reason that this birds is less often seen when compared with the greater yellownape .
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - mainly in places with primary jungles . this is a large bird but more often seen from a distance spot . rengit is one such destination when the chances of meeting up the bird is very good . another place would be the forest at the ulu langat waterfalls area of terkali . forest in perdik and more times in rengit . these places were quoted from my own experiences
1995 . natural history and conservation of the endemic avifauna in north - west peru . bird conserv . intern . 5 : 201 - 232 .
six of the 24 interviewees confirmed that they used five species of bird for medicinal purposes . one informant reported using the white - naped jay (
i have read that this woodpecker maintains a symbiotic relationships with the local black acrobat ants , crematogaster . it would burrow a nest within the nest and lays her eggs . the bird is not attacked for infringement nor the bird feasting on the ants ' eggs . in other reports , it was mentioned that woodpecker favorite diet was ants . logically , it must be a trend for the bird to be having its nest within the ants domain . also true that both the bird and the ants are co - existing peaceful . there must exist some unreported facts that goes beyond feasting .
i was birding with friends at the tampines eco green on the 28 february 2016 when a darkish woodpecker flew across our path . from the plumage i knew it was a rufous woodpecker , celeus brachyurus , an uncommon resident found in forests , mangroves and parklands .
it is brightly plumaged cinnamon rufous above , with fine black bars , and white below with sharp black chevrons . as with other species in the genus , males differ by having a red flicker - like moustache , and a brighter yellow bill . in central america , overlaps with the chestnut - colored woodpecker ( celeus castaneus ) , which has a paler rufous crest , and dark chesnut underparts with black chevrons . cinnamon prefers the canopy of tall forest , while chestnut - colored is more likely to be found in secondary woodland and at the edge of clearings . cinnamon also ranges higher in elevation into the foothills . in south america , the cinnamon woodpecker is the only celeus on the pacific slope , and likewise is found from the lowland forests up into the lower foothills along the west slope of the andes . most other south american celeus are amazonian in distribution . the call is rather unique ringing “peee - peee - pew - pu , ” quite different from chestnut - colored . like other celeus woodpeckers , it is known to forage on ants and termites .
brooks tm , pimm s , oyugi jo ( 1999 ) time lag between deforestation and bird extinction in tropical forest fragments . cons biol 13 : 1140–1150
newmark wd ( 2006 ) a 16 - year study of forest disturbance and understory bird community structure and composition in tanzania . cons biol 20 : 122–134
yellownape , it is one of those instances where a term is used as name for a bird . notice that the name woodpecker is not mentioned .
greater yellownape is most frequently encountered , while on the contrary , its counterpart lesser yellownape as chance encounter . so far i couldn ' t think of another woodpecker here beside the greater yellownape . while there and hearing the call or drumming , you can be certain that it is this only and only bird . in frasers hills , the greater yellownape was seen on many occasions accompanied by some lesser racquet - tailed drongo , when moving around in a bird wave . i . e . it is quite normal and usual that a woodpecker would join a bird wave . all i can say is that this bird the greater yellownape is a bird of the forest edge , while the lesser yellownape prefers deep forest with heavy foliage and little human interruption .
there are some places in eastern paraguay where this bird once lived in atlantic forest where now it looks more like kansas ,
robbins said .
the rufous woodpecker is a very beautiful bird of the forest edge . in malaysia , this woodpecker is common in park and forest edge . there was one in the kiara park . each day exactly the same time , the bird would return to the same tree and continued pecking at the same spot .
the evidence collected on the criteria applied by local specialists for the exploitation of the bird fauna permitted the identification of the species that suffer hunting pressure , providing guidelines for the development of conservation and management strategies that will guarantee the long - term survival of the populations of these bird species in the region .
most special of all the birds though was the endemic bristlehead . this is an incredibly unique bird , in fact , it is the only species in its whole bird family ( which is pityriaseidae ) . i only got to see this bird one time , but it was nice enough to hang around for 1 - 2 minutes which provided enough time to marvel at its beautiful yellow and red feathers and to get a close look at its uniquely shaped bill .
bird , j . , butchart , s . , calvert , r . , sharpe , c j , symes , a . & taylor , j .
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - so far , this bird is seen in the most unexpected places , usually in ampang recreation park , kiara park and only one time in awana , a sub - montane forest edge environment . it is harder to meet up with - lower population ?
quite difficult to see , but there is a bright red streak on its back . most of us are familiar with the bird , there is no other woodpecker that compete in looks with this common woodpecker of the lowland forest . more often the bird are seen in pair . for those who are new to this bird , please call it a
flameback
. for the red streak on its back , keep a close watch on a couple pictures below .
then further down are pictures of the male bird feeding the chicks . unfortunately , lightings was hostile even though i was very close by to the nest .
kattan gh , alvarez - lopez h , giraldo m ( 1994 ) forest fragmentation and bird extinctions : san antonio eighty years later . cons biol 8 : 138–146
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( 86 observations ; 3 . 64 % ) were the three most abundant bird species recorded in the forest interior . as the sampling progressed each month , the survey yielded fewer new bird species in the forest interior . the graph of cumulative species numbers reached an asymptote in the forest edge and in the forest intermediate (
recommended citation birdlife international ( 2018 ) species factsheet : celeus loricatus . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 . recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species : birdlife international ( 2018 ) iucn red list for birds . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 .
recommended citation birdlife international ( 2018 ) species factsheet : celeus flavus . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 . recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species : birdlife international ( 2018 ) iucn red list for birds . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 .
recommended citation birdlife international ( 2018 ) species factsheet : celeus spectabilis . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 . recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species : birdlife international ( 2018 ) iucn red list for birds . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 .
recommended citation birdlife international ( 2018 ) species factsheet : celeus obrieni . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 . recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species : birdlife international ( 2018 ) iucn red list for birds . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 .
recommended citation birdlife international ( 2018 ) species factsheet : celeus grammicus . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 . recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species : birdlife international ( 2018 ) iucn red list for birds . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 .
size & diagnostic markings : - 25cm the bird size is about 25 cm long , with a lot of similarities with the crimson - winged woodpecker . the color on the ear patch is critical . male has reddish - rufous while the female has lighter color with speckles but never green . the crown , if the bird has one , it extend much further back beyond the side of the nape . to me , the most important question would be - do the bird appears dark red ?
lindell ca , chomentowski wh , zook jr ( 2004 ) characteristics of bird species using forest and agricultural land covers in southern costa rica . biodivers conserv 13 : 2419–2441
ribon r , simon je , de mattos gt ( 2003 ) bird extinctions in atlantic forest fragments of the viçosa region , southeastern brazil . cons biol 17 : 1827–1836
habitats & preferences : - this is a lowland birds that prefers forest edge to parks . some unique observation here , the bird is seen less often when compared to the crimson - winged , but this bird is seen in places with humans presence while the crimson - winged do visit rural garden are seen more often in deep jungles .
terborgh j , robinson sk , parker ta , munn ca , pierpont n ( 1990 ) structure and organization of an amazonian forest bird community . ecol monogr 60 : 213–238
text account compilers bird , j . , butchart , s . , calvert , r . , sharpe , c j , symes , a . & taylor , j .
habitats & preferences : - this is a bird of the mangrove forest and usually seen in pairs . inside the bush and in the lower and middle storey of mangrove trees
model averaging indicated that human population within the species range , presence in anthropogenic habitats , body size and endemism were important predictors of overall bird internet saliency in brazil ( relative importance = 1 . 00 ) . all these predictors related positively with internet saliency but human population within the species range showed the largest effect size for all bird groups (
question : this beautiful brasilian mystery bird species has several characters that adapt it well to its special arboreal life style . what are those characters ? can you name this species ?
dale s , mork k , solvang r , plumptre aj ( 2000 ) edge effects on the understory bird community in a logged forest in uganda . cons biol 14 : 265–276
the present study examined the exploitation of bird species by the residents of a rural community in the brazilian semi - arid zone , and their preferences for species with different characteristics .
lammertink , m . , c . kopuchian , h . b . brand , p . l . tubaro , and h . winkler ( 2016 ) , a striking case of deceptive woodpecker colouration : the threatened helmeted woodpecker dryocopus galeatus belongs in the genus celeus , j . ornithol . 157 , 109 - 116 .
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - so far i can say that this bird is common in frasers hills and not so widespread in other sub - montane or montane mountain peaks . after all we have only a couple of such environment that the car could take us to . they are genting and gunong brinchang in the cameron highlands .
now and then the bird moved the head . then i could see beak and part of the head . once during the 1 ½ hour i stayed the bird stood up in the nest . although i couldn’t see into the nest from the movement of the head of the bird – only being able to see hind part of it – the behaviour was the familiar one you see for example when a hen is turning her eggs . at least that is the way i interpreted the movements . this activity only lasted a couple of minutes .
in contrast , the main driver of the overall internet saliency of brazilian bird species in international websites was body size . although the importance of body size was lower when bird groups comprised of relatively small species with little variation in size ( e . g . hummingbirds and woodpeckers ) were considered individually , its importance was also evident when all bird species were evaluated together . this strongly suggests that in the absence of direct experience , preferences or awareness of particular species is influenced by phenotypic characteristics . body size has previously been demonstrated to influence internet saliency of bird species ( żmihorski et al . , 2013 ) and the attractiveness of zoo animals ( frynta et al . , 2013 ) . of course , other phenotypic characteristics ( e . g . colourfulness , attractiveness of song , behaviours , etc . ) may be even more important , but are much harder to assess in the absence of in depth social surveys . it should also be mentioned that size was also significantly associated with internet saliency of bird species in brazilian webpages , although in this case it is superseded by familiarity . interestingly , presence in anthropogenic habitats was also an important predictor of international bird saliency , particularly for bird groups with smaller body sizes ( hummingbirds and woodpeckers ) . while a link with familiarity , in a broader sense , is unlikely to exist , this result suggests that opportunistic encounters between bird species and international visitors to brazil may also contribute to international internet saliency .
habitats & preferences : - this is a bird of the lowland forest edge as well as secondary forest . commonly seen and the second most commonly seen woodpeckers after the common flameback .
i could have missed many chances of photographing this bird , the lack of knowledge then made me complacent and dismissed spending more time to look for details on this bird . so my advise , upon seeing that common
crimson - winged
don ' t draw conclusion yet . observed harder . this is the 2nd woodpecker that i was tied up in knots .
] produced an updated inventory of 193 bird species for the area . many of the species known to occur in the area present potentially attractive characteristics , such as the seedeater birds (
though this is also a lowland forest bird , it is very seldom seen . this is one woodpecker of the deep forest . here while writing i could recall more places i had seen them like the agriculture park in shah alam , the kiara hills , ampang recreation park , taman negara and also on the road to the gap . though among the names i mentioned ,
parks
were among them , no ! these are forest parks with pristine patches of forest where the birds prefers . never seen the bird in public parks . unlike the common flameback , this is is not a bird of open park or forest edge . the orange - backed is more a bird that prefers forested area with tall trees on hill slopes .
size & diagnostic markings : - 50 cm . this bird has the size of an eagle at 50 cm long . very slim accentuated by the long neck . the bird is almost grey and our own malaysian species has even darker shade . highlighting the pale colored buff throat , red sub - moustachial strip . the other feature would be the speckled forehead and neck .
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moyle , r . g . ( 2005 ) , phylogeny and biogeographical history of trogoniformes , a pantropical bird order , biol . j . linnean soc . 84 , 725 - 738 .
price , j . j . , and s . m . lanyon ( 2002b ) , reconstructing the evolution of complex bird song in the oropendolas , evolution 56 , 1514 - 1529 .
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - i have little experiences with this birds as i had seen it on rare occassion in frasers hills and the old pump house road .
suh , a . ( 2016 ) , the phylogenomic forest of bird trees contains a hard polytomy at the root of neoaves , zool . scripta 45 ( s1 ) , 50 - 62 .
woodpeckers and the migratory northern wryneck . though i see and hear black woodpeckers almost every time i go out into the woods around budapest i never fail to stop and admire this impressive bird .
citation : tavares es , gonçalves p , miyaki cy , baker aj ( 2011 ) dna barcode detects high genetic structure within neotropical bird species . plos one 6 ( 12 ) : e28543 . urltoken
the species richness of insectivorous bird species differed significantly between the zones sampled ( kruskal - wallis : α = 0 . 05 , h = 10 . 979 , d . f . = 2 ,
) is used in two ways – the bird is eaten whole as a treatment for morning sickness and its blood is taken as a cure for asthma ( unspecified ) . ferreira et al . [
a woodpecker that is almost the same size or a little larger than a myna , this bird ' s entire body is dark , chestnut - rufescent in colour , and crossed with fine black bars or vermiculations on the wings , tail and upper parts , and , to a lesser extent on the underparts . this bird has a dark eye patch , a red iris , throat feathers with pale edges , and brown feet . sexes are similar in appearance except that females have a slightly lighter colour around the eyes in contrast to the red patch found just below and behind the eye of male . the bill of the bird is black in colour , short and slightly curved . this is perfectly suited to the repititive drumming action that is distinctive of the bird . pairs are often sighted in thin deciduous forests .
size & diagnostic markings : - 30 cm . the size of this bird varies quite a bit from 27 - 33 cm , the male has smooth olive green upper part and throat , then a red crown . for this bird , the female though has all similar feature , unmarked olive green back and lighter shade on the underpart but somewhat looks more different , having a black crown , both without crest .
some of the pictures included in this page were taken at the old pump house road , a sub - montane area . also in the same area , the banded was spotted . in most other places , i have seen the bird moving in pairs . they moved at the lower as well as middle storey . this is not a shy bird and would carry on its activity even when it was under observation .
filardi , c . e . , and r . g . moyle ( 2005 ) , single origin of a pan - pacific bird group and upstream colonization of australasia , nature 438 , 216 - 219 .
background genetic work on placement of this bird was performed using tissue from toe pads from specimens at the l . a . county museum that had been collected over 60 years ago ,
robbins said .
natural interaction vocalizations among two of three birds ( on mic birds both female ) about 7m up in cecropia / ficus / mimosa woodland on old river island . much of this was antagonistic interaction , where they perched on the same trunk , one above the other . the higher bird descended and peck at it , chasing the lower bird off its perch , the latter bird flagging its wings while perched . both birds then adopted a posture with the head held low to trunk , straight out from body with bill raised , with crest down , then bowing and wing - flitting . simultaneously recorded by bret whitney and lars pomara .
another relevant finding is that species such as the blue - fronted parrot ( amazona aestiva ) , a parrot popular as a pet , and the roadside hawk ( rupornis magnirostris ) were cited as game species . in fact , the informants who reported this practice confirmed that they would hunt as game any bird they encountered in the wild , “when we go out to hunt , we’ll kill any bird that crosses our path” .
distribution : - native to places in the indian sub - continent to south - west china and then down to the greater sundas and the philippines . in malaysia , this is a common bird in the mangrove forest
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - there are not many mangrove forest left in peninsula , but i find that it is more often seen in selangor and hardly encountered in port weld area .
habitats & preferences : - this is a lowland bird which requires deep forest with gigantic trees . such environment are harder to find as most large and tall timber trees of good commercial value are heavily sort after .
kirwan , g . m . ( 2007 ) , studies of socotran birds iv . synonymization of six endemic bird taxa , with comments on the name s onychognathus blythii creaghi , sandgrouse 29 , 135 - 148 .
ebird / clements checklist has adopted the concept of the group , which initially was developed by for ebird , a free , global online system to manage your bird records and bird lists . a “group” is a distinctive ( field identifiable ) subspecies or group of subspecies . the group is not a formal taxonomic unit , but often represents a potential future split ( and so groups are a valuable taxonomic tool for the savvy birder ) .
as the species’ habitat is still relatively prevalent , and due to probable inconspicuous habits , something that is characteristic of celeus woodpeckers , kaempfers’s woodpecker may be more numerous than currently thought . however , with so little known about this elusive species there is a pressing need for further surveys to determine the full extent of the species’ range and to make estimates of the population size ( 2 ) .
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kaempfer’s woodpecker is only found in cerrado , a unique tropical woodland - savanna ecosystem in brazil , with open gallery forest , where this specialist bird forages for ants in stands of bamboo ( 2 ) ( 6 ) .
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - just wait for the calls and then the knocking sound when walking in the park . any park for that matter . it is that easy and frequently happening .
harpy eagle harpia harpyja photo by david tipling panama’s national bird—the harpy eagle—the largest , most powerful eagle in the americas . found in the lowland rainforests of tropical america , this mighty forest eagle is on every b . . .
, who only have three toes on each foot . the tails of all woodpeckers except the piculets and wrynecks are stiffened , and when the bird perches on vertical surfaces , the tail and feet work together to support it .
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - i am lucky with this bird as it roosted in the kiara park for a long time until the tree fell off . that was many years ago but the birds continued to be seen along the slopes of the hills when i walked . now history repeat itself , i met up with another that kept returning to the same spot each day in the hills beside kelab darul ehsan in ampang .
rheindt , f . e . , and j . a . eaton ( 2012 ) , notes on the life - history and taxonomy of muscicapa dauurica umbrosa , an overlooked bornean canopy bird , forktail 28 , 144 - 146 .
maximum likelihood tree of 1 , 431 coi barcodes from the 561 neotropical bird species surveyed . zip file including the tree topology in pdf format . codes after species names correspond to their process id in bold ( table s2 ) .
kristan iii , wb . , 2007 . expected effects of correlated habitat variables on habitat quality and bird distribuition . the condor , vol . 109 , no . 3 , p . 505 - 515 . urltoken . [ links ]
red list category & criteria : least concern ( ver 3 . 1 ) year assessed : 2009 assessor / s : birdlife international reviewer / s : bird , j . , butchart , s . ( birdlife international ) .
best , lb . and stauffer , f . , 1980 . factors affecting nesting success in the riparian bird communities . the condor , vol . 82 , no . 2 , p . 149 - 158 . urltoken . [ links ]
donegan , t . m . , a . quevedo , m . mcmullan , and p . salaman ( 2011 ) , revision of the status of bird species occurring or reported in colombia 2011 , conservación colombiana 15 , 4 - 21 .
mayr , g . , h . alvarenga , and c . mourer - chauviré ( 2011 ) , out of africa : fossils shed light on the origin of the hoatzin , an iconic neotropic bird , naturwissenschaften 98 , 961 - 966 .
voelker , g . , m . melo , and r . c . k . bowie ( 2009 ) , a gulf of guinea island endemic is a member of a mediterranean - centred bird genus , ibis 151 , 580 - 583 .
in early march this year , staff of sbwr noticed a fur ball through a gap in a bird nest fern on a rain tree . it turned out to be an owl chick . it was the same with the buffy fish owls i seen in perak , malaysia . they were also using bird nest ferns as nests , which makes it hard to spot looking from below . unlike other nesting birds , the parents do not feed them during the day and avoid undue attention .
robbins is co - author of a forthcoming paper in the auk : ornithological advances showing that the helmeted woodpecker not only has deceived competing woodpeckers but also a previous generation of ornithologists who misclassified the bird based on the appearance of its plumage .
the 24 informants were identified using the “snowball” approach , and were interviewed using semi - structured questionnaires and check - sheets for the collection of data on their relationship with the bird species that occur in the region . the characteristics that most attract the attention of the interviewees were the song and the coloration of the plumage of a bird , as well as its body size , which determines its potential as a game species , given that hunting is an important activity in the region .
yet , all things considered , it is probably the ability of woodpeckers to bore their own nest - holes in trees ( and other plants ) and their drumming ( though not all woodpeckers drum ) that really sets then apart . of course , ornithologists and birders are fond of making cases for the uniqueness of their favourite bird families , but for me the features mentioned above and the morphology and behaviour of these birds combine to make woodpeckers one of the most enigmatic of bird families .
at the san antonio zoo ' s hixon tropical bird house , a darkened circular walkway separates a ring of sunlit , landscaped , glass - fronted aviaries from a planted rotunda . opened in the 1960s , this building has always held a wonderful collection and i was not disappointed at my first visit in june 1984 . in beautiful exhibits were breeding white - breasted bald crows ( picathartes gymnocephalus ) , the first giant pittas and pagodah mynahs i ' d seen , african pygmy kingfishers nesting in an artificial mudbank , a native black - chinned hummingbird and yellow - rumped warbler , a small flock of saffron - crowned tanagers ( tangara xanthocephala ) , and many other species . a bird i ' ve never seen again was a carrniol ' s tanager ( chlorothraupis carmioli ) , from central and south america . as i admired this large sombre bird , which shared its display with andean cocks - of - the - rock and blond - crested woodpeckers celeus jlavescens ) , assistant director ernest roni , who was escorting me through the house , pointed with delight at a female ringed teal escorting a line of ducklings out of the undergrowth to the stream at the front of the exhibit .
a total of 136 bird species from 30 families were detected in the 108 h of recording time ( see appendix 1 ) . we arbitrarily selected species that had been detected in more than half of the days ( ≥6 detection , n = 66 species ) to avoid introducing noise from uncommon species into the analyses . we calculated an edge - avoidance index by dividing the number of days a species was detected in the innermost transect by the days the bird had been detected in all transects .
voelker , g . , r . k . outlaw , and r . c . k . bowie ( 2010a ) , pliocene forest dynamics as a primary driver of african bird speciation , global ecol . biogeogr . 19 , 111 - 121 .
numbers of bird species found in lowland tropical forest habitats . diets : i - insectivores , o - other . two - by - two g tests of independence ( d . f . = 1 ) . adapted from canaday ( 1997 ) .
back in malaysian , it is not that easy to spot a woodpecker . walking through pristine forest , quite often hearing them at work . but spotting one is extremely difficult . the bird at work would remain on its task for long period of time . equally good opportunity would be the chances that the bird seen crawling along tree trunk . best situation would those when the woodpecker is flying across . but once landed , they have the tendency to invariably slip behind to the concealed side of the trunk . likewise , to the bird , the human is seen nearby . a better and sure way is to listen for the call of the woodpecker and the incessant drumming while walking around the park or forest edge . wait for the chances .
in malaysia , where can the bird be found : - the last place that i know of , was rengit . it is still being seen but less often . my last encounter was the agriculture park in shah alam and merapoh , of course .


amblyeleotris yanoi is a marine benthic species of goby native to reef environments of the western pacific ocean .

it 's a small size fish that can reach a maximum size of 13 cm length for males and 5,8 cm for female .

amblyeleotris yanoi

the flagtail shrimpgoby ( amblyeleotris yanoi ) has fuzzy pink bands with a white body . the tail is striped pink and yellow and the fins have some yello . . .
aonuma , y . and t . yoshino , 1996 . two new species of the genus amblyeleotris ( pisces : gobiidae ) from the ryukyu islands , japan . jap . ichthyol . res . 43 ( 2 ) : 161 - 168 . ( ref . 26157 )
greek , amblys = darkness + the name of a nile fish , eleotris ( ref . 45335 )
marine ; reef - associated ; depth range 3 - 35 m ( ref . 26157 ) . tropical
maturity : l m ? range ? - ? cm max length : 13 . 0 cm sl male / unsexed ; ( ref . 26157 ) ; 5 . 8 cm sl ( female )
dorsal spines ( total ) : 6 - 7 ; dorsal soft rays ( total ) : 13 ; anal spines : 1 ; anal soft rays : 13 . characterized by whitish body color with five light orange - brown , diffuse bars ; brown saddles dorsally between main dark bars ; caudal fin yellow with reddish orange central area and oblique blue bands ; pelvic fins joined by low membrane , absence of frenum ; longitudinal scale series 97 - 103 ; midline of nape without scales ; scales on side of nape extending forward to above posterior margin of operculum ; greatest depth of body 7 . 7 - 8 . 2 in sl ; lanceolate caudal fin , longer than head ( ref . 90102 ) .
associated with alpheus randalli , the red - banded alpheid shrimp , on coastal sand flats , slopes and in deep lagoons at depths of about 3 - 30 m . inhabits coastal sand slopes in 6 - 30 meters depth ( ref . 48637 ) .
) : 26 . 9 - 29 , mean 28 ( based on 160 cells ) .
phylogenetic diversity index ( ref . 82805 ) : pd 50 = 0 . 5000 [ uniqueness , from 0 . 5 = low to 2 . 0 = high ] .
bayesian length - weight : a = 0 . 00617 ( 0 . 00279 - 0 . 01364 ) , b = 3 . 08 ( 2 . 89 - 3 . 27 ) , in cm total length , based on lwr estimates for this ( sub ) family - body shape ( ref . 93245 ) .
trophic level ( ref . 69278 ) : 3 . 5 ±0 . 3 se ; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
resilience ( ref . 69278 ) : medium , minimum population doubling time 1 . 4 - 4 . 4 years ( preliminary k or fecundity . ) .
vulnerability ( ref . 59153 ) : low to moderate vulnerability ( 30 of 100 ) .
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associated with alpheus randalli , the red - banded alpheid shrimp , on coastal sand flats , slopes and in deep lagoons at depths of about 3 - 30 m . inhabits coastal sand slopes in 6 - 30 meters depth ( ref . 48637 ) .
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range : indo - west pacific ocean : southern japan , and bali and flores indonesia .
natural environment : inhabits coastal sand flats , slopes and deep lagoons and usually found at depths between 10 –100 feet ( 3 – 30 m ) where it feeds on benthic invertebrates and zooplankton .
general husbandry : occasionally seen in the trade , and having a whitish body with several slanted brownish bands .
best maintained in well - established fish - only or reef aquariums with wide - open course grained ( 2 – 4 mm ) deep sandy areas along with some small rubble .
should not be housed with aggressive or fin - nipping fishes , such as groupers , dottybacks , triggerfishes or angelfishes , as this is a shy species that prefers to live in a burrow with its head protruding while watching for its next meal to come close enough to dart outwards and capture .
as to diet , should there not be enough naturally found live food to consume , target feeding is necessary , and if so , should be fed a diet of finely chopped fresh or frozen meaty foods , e . g . , krill , marine fish flesh , mysis shrimp , shrimp , scallops , squid , and clams and be fed twice daily . even though basically a meat eater , some algae containing foods should be included in its diet and overall , should be fed twice daily .
small sinking enriched shrimp pellets are also an excellent way of keeping them well fed .
if difficult to get feeding , try live adult fortified brine shrimp and black worms ( lumbriculus variegatus ) .
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