Sooty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus funebris)

Other Names (World)
Northern Sooty Woodpecker, Sooty Woodpecker, Tweeddale's Woodpecker (fuliginosus), Northern Sooty-Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
34.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Valenciennes, 1826)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 300 - 1,000 m, occasionally to 1,350 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Northern Sooty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus funebris) [XC211952]
by Gerard Gorman from Near Subic Bay, Central Luzon, Philippines (drumming)

Northern Sooty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus funebris) [XC157075]
by id from Santa Filomena, Calanasan, Apayao, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines (flight call)

Subspecies
In past, subspecies fuliginosus was considered a separate species. Subspecies mayri and parkesi differ little from nominate, and might be better synonymized.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

mayri (Valenciennes, 1826) - Northern Luzon.
funebris (Valenciennes, 1826) - Central and southern Luzon, Marinduque and Catanduanes.
parkesi Manuel, 1957 - Polillo Is.
fuliginosus Tweeddale, 1877 - Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Southern Sooty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus fuliginosus).

Similar Species
Larger White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis) has white belly and moderately long red crest.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sooty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus funebris) - 10 files

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