Order - Piciformes
Family - Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Family - Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
大灰啄木鸟 (dà huī-zhuó-mù-niǎo)
Malay : Belatuk-Kelabu Besar
Japanese : ボウシゲラ (bōshi gera)
Kanji 日語漢字 : 帽子啄木鳥
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 9,650,000km²
Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 9,650,000km²
Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Size : c. 45–50 cm; 360–563 g
Subspecies (3) and Distribution
- Mulleripicus pulverulentus mohun (Ripley, 1950)
– Lowlands and foothills at the base of the Himalayas, from Uttarakhand, India, east through Nepal to Assam. - Identification
– Differs from subspecies harterti in being darker gray above and especially below, with a deeper crimson malar. - Mulleripicus pulverulentus harterti (Hesse, 1911)
– Himalayan foothills in northern Assam and in North Cachar Hills, east through northern Myanmar and southern China (southern Yunnan) and northwestern Vietnam, south to peninsular Thailand and southern Vietnam. - Mulleripicus pulverulentus pulverulentus (Temminck, 1826)
– Peninsular Thailand south through Peninsular Malaysia, eastern Sumatra, western Java, Natuna Islands, Borneo, and Palawan. - Identification
– Similar to harterti but darker grayish-black overall.
Distribution Map

Mulleripicus pulverulentus ssp. pulverulentus
Date : 06 August 2022
Location : Janda Baik, PahangMulleripicus pulverulentus ssp. pulverulentus
Date : 06 August 2022
Location : Janda Baik, Pahang
Mulleripicus pulverulentus ssp. pulverulentus
Date : 30 April 2017
Location : Tasik Pedu, Daerah Padang Terap, Kedah




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