Diet: insectivore based on Styring et al. 2011, Yong et al. 2011, and Mohd-Azlan et al. 2019

Abundance: 0.51 to 2.53% (median 0.79%)

Latitudinal range: 1.6° to 4.5°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (6) only

Found in 6 samples

Malaysia: Pasoh Forest Reserve (virgin forest), Pasoh Forest Reserve (regenerating forest), Kuala Keniam, Gombak Field Station, Berkelah Hill Dipterocarp Rainforest Reserve Maran (thirty year old logged forest), PPB Oil Palms Berhad (forest)

See also Blythipicus, Blythipicus pyrrhotis