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Yellow-necked Woodpecker, Meiglyptes tukki

Yellow-necked Woodpecker, Meiglyptes tukki

2026-01-30 00:50:40 · · #1

Basic Information

Scientific classification

  • Chinese name: Yellow-necked Woodpecker
  • Scientific name: Meiglyptes tukki, Buff-necked Woodpecker
  • Classification: Climbing birds
  • Family and genus: Spectral Woodpecker (Pterygota)

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 Yellow-necked Woodpecker is distributed in the Indochina Peninsula and southeastern coastal areas of China, including Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Hainan Island. It also inhabits Pacific islands, including Taiwan, the Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Nansha Islands, as well as the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
In mainland China, it is distributed in Tibet and other places.
The type locality of this species is India and Nepal.

Appearance

Details are unknown.

Detailed introduction

The Yellow-necked Woodpecker, scientifically known as *Meiglyptes tukki*, is also called the Buff-necked Woodpecker. Its specific habits are unknown.

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Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.


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