Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis)

Other Names (World)
Himalayan Woodpecker, Himalayan Pied Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jardine & Selby, 1835)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, dry forest. From 1,500 - 3,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), India, Nepal, Pakistan.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) [XC356756]
by Rajgopal Patil from Kunjkhadak, Almora, Uttarakhand, India (call)

Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) [XC547674]
by Andrew Spencer from Sau Kharak, Uttarakhand, India (non-vocal)

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 Sind Woodpecker (Dendrocopos assimilis). Subspecies intergrade in northern India.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

albescens (Baker, ECS, 1926) - North-eastern Afghanistan (Safed Koh) and northern Pakistan to Himachal Pradesh.
himalayensis (Jardine & Selby, 1835) - Eastern Himachal Pradesh east to western Nepal.

References
See References.

Files:

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