Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Orange-backed Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Reinwardtipicus validus, Orange-backed woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Order Vulpecula, Family Woodpeckers, Genus *Citrus*
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The Orange-backed Woodpecker is distributed across the Pacific islands, including Taiwan, the Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, and Nansha Islands of China, as well as the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Appearance
It has a large head, a relatively long neck, an orange back, a strong and straight, chisel-shaped beak, a long and retractable tongue with short hooks at the tip, relatively short legs with 3 or 4 toes, and a flat or wedge-shaped tail with stiff and flexible feathers that support the body when pecking.
Detailed introduction
The Orange-backed Woodpecker, scientifically known as *Reinwardtipicus validus*, has unknown habits.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.
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