First description of the breeding biology and behaviour of the near threatened northern sooty woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris (Valenciennes 1826) (Piciformes: Picidae) in Luzon Island, Philippines

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Gicaraya, Vince Angelo G., Española, Carmela P. (2024): First description of the breeding biology and behaviour of the near threatened northern sooty woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris (Valenciennes 1826) (Piciformes: Picidae) in Luzon Island, Philippines. Natural History Sciences 11 (1): 15-20, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.701, URL: dx.doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.701 Abstract - Although generally regarded as keystone species within forest communities, woodpeckers (Picidae) remain understudied in the Philippines.

We describe for the first time the breeding biology and behaviour of the IUCN Near Threatened northern sooty woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris based on observations from a single active nest found in a standing dead Parkia timoriana tree at the Subic Watershed Forest Reserve, Zambales, Luzon, Philippines. The nest was observed from late February to May 2022 for a total of 63.7 hours. The cavity was 16.4 m from the ground and had opening dimensions (L x W) of 9.0 x 8.0 cm and a depth of 37.0 cm.