Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation from agriculture, grazing and logging are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei) [XC90328]
by Gerard Gorman from Havelock Island, Andamans, India (drumming)
Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei) [XC724569]
by Mathias Ritschard from Ranger's_Building_Saddle_Peak_NP_North_Andaman_Island_India, India (drumming)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis), and sometimes treated as conspecific.