Buff-necked woodpecker
Meiglyptes tukki (R. Lesson, 1839)
The buff-necked woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 53.1 g to 53.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the buff-necked woodpecker
- Weight
- 53.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 6 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the buff-necked woodpecker live?
Not recorded
What is the buff-necked woodpecker?
The buff-necked woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
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Is the buff-necked woodpecker endangered?
The buff-necked woodpecker is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the buff-necked woodpecker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- genusMeiglyptes
- SpeciesMeiglyptes tukki (R. Lesson, 1839)
Synonyms Picus tukki
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- نقار الخشب برتقالي العنقArabic
- picot tukkiCatalan
- datel tygrovanýCzech
- datel čárkokřídlýCzech
- cnocell yddfwelwWelsh
- Rødskægget TigerspætteDanish
- TukkispechtGerman
- Tukki-SpechtGerman
- okrakola pegoEsperanto
- Pito tukkiSpanish
- Pito Barrado TukkiSpanish
- pruun-võrarähnEstonian
- nokipääpoimijaFinnish
- Pic tukkiFrench
- mrka žunaCroatian
- Caladi badokIndonesian
- Picchio collocamoscioItalian
- カレハゲラJapanese
- geltonkaklis dryžasis genysLithuanian
- hjelmspettNorwegian
- łuskodrwal sundajskiPolish
- pica-pau-tukikPortuguese
- pica-pau-de-pescoço-begePortuguese
- Светлошейный дятелRussian
- Коричневошейный волнистый дятелRussian
- rúbač vlnkovanýSlovak
- mravcožlna vlnkovanáSlovak
- Žutovrata žunicaSerbian
- hjälmspettSwedish
- นกหัวขวานลายคอแถบขาวThai
- Tukki AğaçkakanıTurkish
- дятел-коротун бурийUkrainian
- 黃頸斑啄木鳥Chinese
- 黃頸橫斑啄木Chinese
- 黄颈斑啄木鸟Chinese
Relatives of the buff-necked woodpecker
Other species in the same genus Meiglyptes.
Zebra woodpecker
Meiglyptes tristis
Black-and-buff woodpecker
Meiglyptes jugularis
CompareBuff-necked woodpecker vs Zebra woodpeckerBuff-necked woodpecker vs Black-and-buff woodpecker
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the buff-necked woodpecker?
An adult buff-necked woodpecker weighs 53.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the buff-necked woodpecker endangered?
The buff-necked woodpecker is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the buff-necked woodpecker?
The buff-necked woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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