About Chrysophlegma mentale (Temminck, 1826)
Nomenclature and Taxonomy
Chrysophlegma mentale, commonly known as the checker-throated woodpecker, checker-throated yellownape, or Javan yellownape, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae, native to Southeast Asia.
Geographic Distribution
This species has a wide distribution across Southeast Asia, where it has been recorded in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Indonesia.
Habitat Types
Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and the landward edge of mangrove forests.
Breeding Periods
In terms of ecology, the checker-throated woodpecker breeds in March and April in Malaysia, and between February and June in Borneo.
Nesting Behavior
It nests in cavities it excavates in deadwood.
Diet Composition
Its diet consists primarily of insects, with berries as a supplement.
Foraging Behavior
It forages by gleaning and probing in the lower and middle layers of the forest canopy.
