Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Sooty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus funebris) - HBW 7, p. 555
French: Pic en deuil
German: Philippinenspecht
Spanish: Picatroncos Filipino
Other common names: Tweeddale’s Woodpecker (fuliginosus)
Taxonomy: Picus funebris Valenciennes, 1826, Philippines.
In past, race fuliginosus was considered a separate species. Races mayri and parkesi differ little from nominate, and might be better synonymized. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mayri Gilliard, 1949 - N Luzon.
- funebris (Valenciennes, 1826) - C & S Luzon, Marinduque and Catanduanes.
- parkesi Manuel, 1957 - Polillo Is.
- fuliginosus Tweeddale, 1877 - Samar, Leyte and Mindanao.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving in a tree. Locality Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 4 years ago 12 sec 3 -
1 male Locality Hamut Camp, Mount Dos Cuernos, Sierra Madre, Cagayan Valley Province, Luzon, Philippines (ssp funebris)
Daniêl Jimenez 8 April 2009 3 years ago 15 sec 2.7 -
1 female Locality Hamut Camp, Mount Dos Cuernos, Sierra Madre, Cagayan Valley Province, Luzon, Philippines (ssp funebris)
Daniêl Jimenez 8 April 2009 3 years ago 12 sec 2.6 -
A bird pecking a trunk. Locality Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 14 January 2008 4 years ago 8 sec 2.5
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