About Yungipicus moluccensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
This species is a small woodpecker, with a total length of approximately 13 cm (5.1 in). Its head has a greyish-brown cap, and dark brown ear coverts marked by two fairly broad whitish-grey bands that narrow toward the neck. The upperparts are greyish brown, and the wings are dark with white tips that create a striped appearance. The short tail is blackish with white bands. The lores and throat are white, transitioning into dirty white underparts. The upper breast is streaked with brown, and the streaking becomes less prominent toward the vent. The underwing coverts are whitish with pale brown markings. The species is sexually dimorphic: males have a reddish-orange crown, which females lack. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is a common visitor to urban areas and forests in Singapore. It is often found alone or in pairs, moving rapidly up tree trunks. It can be found from the ground level all the way up to the topmost branches of trees, on dead branches.
