Rufous Piculet

The Rufous Piculet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Danny Lau came across a pair of Rufous Piculet (Sasia abnormis) in the Panti forest in Johor, Malaysia towards the end of February 2010. He managed to video the male drumming on a rattan palm. The male Rufous Piculet has a yellow forehead and is the smallest woodpecker around, smaller than a typical flowerpecker. “Observe how the small bird overcomes its size limitation by drumming as a communication tool in addition to calling (relatively soft) to locate or contact his mate,” writes Danny. More

* Rufous Piculet, Sasia abnormis * White-browed Piculet, Sasia ochracea References - * Benz, Brett W.; Robbins, Mark B. & Peterson, A. Townsend (2006): Evolutionary history of woodpeckers and allies (Aves: Picidae): Placing key taxa on the phylogenetic tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40: 389–399. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02. More

The Rufous Piculet (Sasia abnormis) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Sasia abnormis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

* Came across a pair of Rufous piculets in Panti. More

Came across a pair of Rufous piculets in Panti. Video the male with yellow forehead, the smallest woodpecker around, size smaller than the typical flowerpecker. Author's comment Observe how the male bird apply drumming as a communication tool in addition to calling to locate /contact its mate. The bird prefers palm or bamboo shoot taking advantage of the sectioned, hollow stems as sound amplifier. More

I’ve shot Rufous Piculets before but they were either too dark , too blurry or too far. Not this time though Opportunity presented itself as I was trekking back to the jeep after a not so productive day. She lingered in the area for almost an hour but her size ( about the size of your thumb) made her extremely difficult to spot. More

Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis abnormis - Female Rufous Piculet Photographer : More

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Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis = Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Malaysia - 2002 More

Rufous Piculet - Sasia abnormis Picumne roux = Picumne roux Le guide ornitho : Les 848 espèces d'Europe en 4000 dessins Gallery : © John Gould Site web : www.oiseaux.net Order : Piciformes Family : Picidae Species : Rufous Piculet Reference: jogo40382 Copy forbidden without prior authorization. More