Wildlifeof Sumatra
Grey-And-Buff Woodpecker
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Photo: Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 2.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Hemicircus sordidus
Also known as: Hemicircus concretus sordidus
AviList (2026) treats this bird as a subspecies, Hemicircus concretus sordidus, of the Grey-and-buff Woodpecker (Hemicircus concretus), which is not listed separately on this site.
Basic stats
Habitat
Lowland and montane tropical or subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Range
Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo), Malaysia, southern Myanmar and southern Thailand; regionally extinct in Singapore
The grey-and-buff woodpecker is found in Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo), Malaysia, southern Myanmar and southern Thailand, but has become regionally extinct in Singapore. Its natural habitats are lowland and montane tropical or subtropical moist broadleaf forest. It has a plump body and a short rounded tail (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Grey-And-Buff Woodpecker live in?
- Lowland and montane tropical or subtropical moist broadleaf forest
- Where is the Grey-And-Buff Woodpecker found?
- Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo), Malaysia, southern Myanmar and southern Thailand; regionally extinct in Singapore