Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Northern Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Mulleripicus funebris, Northern sooty woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Genus and family: Order Vulpecula, Family Corvipodidae, Genus *Granula*
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 Northern Black 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
The Northern Black Woodpecker has a strong, straight beak like a chisel; a long, retractable tongue with short hooks at the tip; relatively short legs with four toes, two pointing forward and two pointing backward; and a flat or wedge-shaped tail with mostly twelve tail feathers, the shafts of which are stiff and flexible, supporting the body while pecking.
Detailed introduction
The Northern sooty woodpecker, scientifically known as *Mulleripicus funebris*, has unknown habits.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.
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