Meiglyptes tukki

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	PICIFORMES	PICIDAE

Scientific Name:

Meiglyptes tukki

Species Authority:

(Lesson, 1839)

Common Name/s:

English

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Buff-necked Woodpecker

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Published:

2012

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Butchart, S. & Symes, A.

Contributor/s:

Crosby, M., Lammertink, M. & Wells, D.

Justification:
This forest-dependent species is likely to be declining moderately rapidly throughout its range as a result of habitat loss and degradation. It is therefore considered Near Threatened, and should be carefully monitored for any future changes in the rate of declines.

History:

2008	–	Near Threatened
2004	–	Near Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Meiglyptes tukki is confined to the Sundaic lowlands, from south Tenasserim, Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore (formerly), Kalimantan (including the north Natuna Islands) and Sumatra (including most offshore islands), Indonesia and Brunei (BirdLife International 2001). It is generally fairly common in suitable habitat throughout this range.
Countries:	Native: Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand Regionally extinct: Singapore
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Population [top]

Population:	The population size of this species has not been quantified; it is considered uncommon to common.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in primary evergreen and semi-evergreen lowland forests with dense undergrowth and rotting stumps. It is also found in peatswamp forests and tall secondary formations. Most records are from below 600 m, although it does occur up to 1,250 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Rates of forest loss in the Sundaic lowlands have been extremely rapid, owing partly to the escalation of illegal logging and land conversion, with deliberate targeting of all remaining stands of valuable timber including those inside protected areas. Forest fires have also had a damaging effect (particularly in 1997-1998). A recent study shows that it is able to persist in logged forest (Lammertink 2004), but it cannot sustain populations in areas where closed-canopy forests have been cleared (M. Crosby in litt. 2005, D. R. Wells in litt. 2005).

Major Threat(s):

Rates of forest loss in the Sundaic lowlands have been extremely rapid, owing partly to the escalation of illegal logging and land conversion, with deliberate targeting of all remaining stands of valuable timber including those inside protected areas. Forest fires have also had a damaging effect (particularly in 1997-1998). A recent study shows that it is able to persist in logged forest (Lammertink 2004), but it cannot sustain populations in areas where closed-canopy forests have been cleared (M. Crosby in litt. 2005, D. R. Wells in litt. 2005).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Conservation Actions Underway No targeted conservation actions are known for this species, although it occurs in a number of protected areas. Conservation Actions Proposed Conduct repeated surveys across the species's range to determine the magnitude of declines and rates of range contraction. Campaign for the protection of remaining tracts of lowland forest throughout the species's range.

Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions Underway
No targeted conservation actions are known for this species, although it occurs in a number of protected areas.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Conduct repeated surveys across the species's range to determine the magnitude of declines and rates of range contraction. Campaign for the protection of remaining tracts of lowland forest throughout the species's range.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2012. Meiglyptes tukki. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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