Animalia Life

Sasia abnormis
SUBFAMILY
Picumninae
TAXONOMY
Picumnus abnormis Temminck, 1825.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Picumne roux; German: Malaienmausspecht; Spanish: Carpinterito Rufo.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
3.5 in (9 cm), 0.25–0.42 oz (7.2–12 g); tiny, green above, rust below; male with yellow forehead; female with rufous forehead. Very short tail.
DISTRIBUTION
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Billiton, Borneo, Nias.
HABITAT
Secondary forest with much decaying wood; bamboo stands; low dense vegetation.
BEHAVIOR
Somewhat social, seen in groups of 4–5; fast moving through understory.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Gleans insects from surface and excavates small holes to retrieve insects. Diet includes beetles, ants, other small insects, their eggs, and larvae, and small spiders.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Little known; nests found in bamboo; nestlings found May–June; brood size 2.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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