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White-rumped woodpecker

Meiglyptes tristis

The White-rumped woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) is a bird found in Indonesia. Found in Indonesia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific nameMeiglyptes tristis
RegionAsia
Found inIndonesia

🏡 Where the White-rumped woodpecker lives

Found in Indonesia.

🍽️ What it eats

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.
💡 It weighs about 32 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Hear the White-rumped woodpecker

Recorded by Dillen Ng (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1101265. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-rumped woodpecker

Where does the White-rumped woodpecker live?

The White-rumped woodpecker lives in Indonesia. Found in Indonesia.

What does the White-rumped woodpecker eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-rumped woodpecker endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.