Great Slaty Woodpeckers

23rd June  2012, , Bukit Rengit, Pahang

Local Name: Belatuk Gajah Scientific Name: Mulleripicus pulverulentus They are the world’s largest woodpeckers and to be able to see them flying together  gracefully  and  playing on this dead tree  was truly an amazing experience . This group is probably a family comprising of an adult male (left, with orange cheek patch) an adult female (topmost) and a juvenile (right).           Enjoy the video

Is it True? : Kemensah’s Great Slaty

A group of three

People have asked me whether it’s true that there are Great Slaty Woodpeckers in Kemensah (most recently during the MNS outing to Kemensah on 10th January 2010) . They are huge woodpeckers, probably the biggest in this region. Yes, I have seen them but that was the one and only one time and I’ve not seen any since. These long-range  record shots were taken on 15th March 2009 before I started this Blog.