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Crimson-winged Woodpecker – calls

on 5th June 2017

“I heard this adult male Crimson-winged Woodpecker (Picus puniceus observandus) long before I saw him (below). He was busy working on a tree trunk (presumably for insects), very high in the canopy and would intermittently call out.

Wd'pkerYWgd [AmarSingh]

“Calls were 25-30 seconds apart and there was no response. They went on for more than 10 minutes while I watched and continued after I left.


“An edited recording of 3 calls is given above with sonogram and waveform of calls below.

Wd'pkerYWgd [AmarSingh]

“The calls have been rendered by various authors in different forms. My opinion is that the best is from Wells, D.R. (1999) The birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 (Non-Passarines). Christopher Helm, London. He describes them as “a 3-5 note kwee-ler-lu or kwee-ler-ler-lu”.

“The first 2 calls in the recording have 3 notes, the third 4 notes. You may have to step up the volume to appreciate the “ler-lu” part of the call as it is much softer than the sharp upswing of the “kwee” note.”

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
28th April 2017

Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Trail in dense primary jungle

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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