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*Tail strongly barred | *Tail strongly barred | ||
*Crown red in male, black in female | *Crown red in male, black in female | ||
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| + | [[Image:DSCN6504.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|aloktewari}}<br />Dwarahat Town, Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand, [[India]], November 2014 ]] | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''': has a dark face, dark bill, (throat and breast can cause ID confusion with [[Streak-throated Woodpecker]]), but the white barring on the tail is diagnostic. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[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]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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:*[[Afghanistan]] (except north-east) and western [[Pakistan]] | :*[[Afghanistan]] (except north-east) and western [[Pakistan]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSCN5739 2 .JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|aloktewari}}<br />[[Jim Corbett National Park (Uttaranchal)]], June 2016]] | ||
Coniferous forests; Hilly wooded areas. Observed at heights around 1524m in the Himalayas. | Coniferous forests; Hilly wooded areas. Observed at heights around 1524m in the Himalayas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet consists of ants and fruit. | Their diet consists of ants and fruit. | ||
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| + | A wide variety of trees are used for their nest hole, which is excavated by both species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
| + | #BF Member Observations | ||
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Revision as of 18:25, 27 June 2016
- Picus squamatus
Identification
35 cm (13¾ in)
- 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
Juvenile: has a dark face, dark bill, (throat and breast can cause ID confusion with Streak-throated Woodpecker), but the white barring on the tail is diagnostic.
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.
Breeding
A wide variety of trees are used for their nest hole, which is excavated by both species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- BF Member Observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-bellied Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-bellied_Woodpecker
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