Wildlifeof Thailand
Maroon Woodpecker
Picida
Photo: Pavel Smirnov (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Basic stats
Diet
Ants and insects
Habitat
Lowland rainforest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
This rich maroon Sundaic woodpecker works low trunks, dead wood and ant nests for insects (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Maroon Woodpecker eat?
- Ants and insects
- What habitat does the Maroon Woodpecker live in?
- Lowland rainforest
- Where is the Maroon Woodpecker found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo