Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus)

Other Names (World)
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Common Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Large Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker, Great Scaly Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
35 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vigors, 1831

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 600 - 3,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), India (B), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Nepal (B), Pakistan (B), Turkmenistan (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) [XC472953]
by Peter Boesman from Chopta, Kedarnath NP, Uttarakhand, India (call)

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) [XC812235]
by Marc Anderson from Langtang National Park (near Sing Gompa), Rasuwa, Bagmati Province, Nepal (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

flavirostris (Menzbier, 1886) - Afghanistan (except north-east) and western Pakistan.
squamatus Vigors, 1831 - North-eastern Afghanistan east to Darjeeling.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) - 10 files

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