Mostly calls, but one song phrase on this cut at about 28 seconds. Three birds feeding in Macaranga trees.

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While recording Malayan Peacock-pheasant this bird called several times but at the time I didn't take any notice.

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On 5th March 2023, at the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, I had an extended opportunity to watch an adult female feeding for 15 minutes. The bird was feeding at a large, old, Vitex pinnata (Malayan Teak) and was fast moving, going from branch to branch, from low down (~3-4 meters) to almost the top of the tree (~17-18 meters). The bird did not tap or excavate any sites, as commonly seen with other woodpeckers. The method of feeding was primarily probing cavities in living or dead branches for prey. When moving from branch to branch the bird would often make a soft call. These appeared to me to be contact calls but I did not see any other Checker-throated Woodpecker nearby. The single note is described as “kyik” (Wells 1999) or “kik” (Birds of the World 2022). A brief recording of some call is here. There was rushing stream nearby making isolating call sounds harder.

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Responding to a call from Peninsula Malaysia, XC290593.

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Recording made by the Guardian.

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Same individual as XC207840

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Occurring rather low density in Kaeng Krachan.

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