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Green-backed three-toed woodpecker, *Dinopium rafflesii*, Olive-backed Woodpecker

Green-backed three-toed woodpecker, *Dinopium rafflesii*, Olive-backed Woodpecker

2026-01-30 00:39:18 · · #1

Basic Information

Scientific classification

  • Chinese name: Green-backed Three-toed Woodpecker
  • Scientific name: Dinopium rafflesii, Olive-backed Woodpecker
  • Classification: Climbing birds
  • Genus and family: Order Vulpecula, Family Pilidae, Genus *Golden-backed Three-toed Woodpecker*

Vital signs data

  • Body length: No verification information available.
  • Weight: No verification information available.
  • Lifespan: Approximately 20 years

Significant features

Distribution and Habitat

The Green-backed Three-toed 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.

Appearance

Details are unknown.

Detailed introduction

The green-backed three-toed woodpecker, scientifically known as *Dinopium rafflesii*, is also called the Olive-backed Woodpecker. Its specific habits are unknown.


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Listed as Near Threatened (NT) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver 3.1: 2009).


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