Sind Woodpecker (Dendrocopos assimilis)

Other Names (World)
Sind Woodpecker, Sind Pied Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
20 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1849)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, dry forest. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

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

South-eastern Iran and Pakistan (Baluchistan, Sind and Punjab).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Sind Woodpecker (Dendrocopos assimilis) [XC511072]
by Remco Hofland from \u0631\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0627\u06cc \u0634\u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631, \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0647\u0631\u0645\u0632\u06af\u0627\u0646, Iran (call)

Sind Woodpecker (Dendrocopos assimilis) [XC514854]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Minab, Hormozgan Province, Iran (flight call)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged into Picoides. Forms a superspecies with Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus), White-winged Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus) and Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis). Hybridizes rarely with Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sind Woodpecker (Dendrocopos assimilis) - 10 files

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