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The banded woodpecker, Chrysophlegma mineaceus (or Chrysophlegma miniaceus), is a medium-sized woodpecker found in southeastern Asia; it occurs in peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, and on the islands of Borneo Java, and Sumatra.

Taxonomy and etymology
First described by Thomas Pennant in 1769, the banded woodpecker is one of four species in the genus Chrysophlegma. There are four subspecies:
 * C. m. malaccensis, first described by Latham in 1790 is found on the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung.
 * C. m. mineaceus is found in Java.
 * C. m. niasensis, first described by Buttikofer in 1896, is found on Nias Island.
 * C. m. perlutus, first described by Kloss in 1918, is found in southern Myanmar and peninsular Thailand.

Description
The banded woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker, measuring 23 - 26 cm in length.

Range and habitat
The banded woodpecker is found in southeastern Asia on the Thai and Malay peninsulas, and on the islands of Bangka, Belitung, Borneo, Java, Nias Island and Sumatra. Though most common below 1000 m, it regularly occurs as high as 1700 m, and is found in a wide variety of forest types, including mangroves,

Food and feeding
The banded woodpecker eats primarily ants (including ant larva) which it gleans from branches, vines, epiphytes and dead wood. It sometimes joins mixed species flocks when foraging, typically associating with relatively large birds such as drongos and malkohas, though occasionally joining flocks containing only other woodpeckers. There appears to be no overt antagonistic behaviors between woodpeckers—even conspecifics—in these mixed flocks.

Breeding
Like all woodpeckers, the banded woodpecker is a cavity nester; it often uses dead coconut palm trees as nest sites. Breeding occurs from January through October.

Voice
The banded woodpecker's call is a single short, sharp note, variously transcribed as kee or kau, occasionally repeated at intervals of 3-10 seconds.

Conservation and threats
Because of its large range and sizable population, the banded woodpecker is rated as a species of least concern by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Although its numbers have not been quantified, it is described as common in Borneo.