Orange-backed Woodpecker

Chrysocolaptes validus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Chrysocolaptes
eBird Code
orbwoo1

Taxonomy Changes

Reinwardtipicus validus → Chrysocolaptes validus

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Vocalizations

Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Chrysocolaptes validus validus

    Java

  • Chrysocolaptes validus xanthopygius

    far southern Thailand to Sumatra, Borneo, Riau Archipelago, and northern Natuna Islands

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (orbwoo1) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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