Ashy Woodpecker

Ashy Woodpecker belongs to bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. Its natural range is restricted to Sulawesi and surrounding islands in Indonesia. and M. f. wallacei, from southern Sulawesi and the islands of Muna and Buton. The second subspecies is named after the collector and scientist Alfred Russel Wallace. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forests. The species is a large woodpecker, 40 cm (16 in) in length, though not as large as the related great slaty woodpecker which replaces it from Borneo westwards. (Wikipedia, general species account).

There are two subspecies, the nominate race M. f. fulvus, which is found in northern Sulawesi, the islands of Lembeh and Manterawu, and the archipelagos of Togian and Banggai. can be found in secondary forest and patches of forest in savannah. They are assumed to be non-migratory, and can be found from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).The species is not uncommon and is considered secure for now. (Wikipedia, general species account).