Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei)

Other Names (World)
Andaman Woodpecker, Andaman Black Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
38 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1860)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

India (B).

Andaman Is.

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.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (32)...)

Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei) [XC768962]
by Ding Li Yong from Kala Pathar , Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (call, song)

Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei) [XC773438]
by Ding Li Yong from Kala Pathar , Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis), and sometimes treated as conspecific.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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