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[[Asia]]: found in [[Turkmenistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]]. | [[Asia]]: found in [[Turkmenistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:07, 13 November 2014
- Picus squamatus
Identification
- Green
- Distinct scaling from breast to vent
- Black moustache
- Black bordered white supercilium
- Tail strongly barred
- Crown red in male, black in female
- Large pale bill
Distribution
Asia: found in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P.s.squamatus :
- North-eastern Afghanistan to northern India (Darjeeling)
- P.s.flavirostris:
- Afghanistan (except north-east) and western Pakistan
Habitat
Coniferous forests; Hilly wooded areas. Observed at heights around 1524m in the Himalayas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of ants and fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-bellied Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-bellied_Woodpecker
