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[[Image:813DSCN5471 SB Woodpecker 1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />Photo taken: Manali, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]].]] | [[Image:813DSCN5471 SB Woodpecker 1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />Photo taken: Manali, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]].]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Green | + | *Green |
− | + | *Distinct scaling from breast to vent | |
+ | *Black moustache | ||
+ | *Black bordered white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
+ | *Tail strongly barred | ||
+ | *Crown red in male, black in female | ||
+ | *Large pale bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Afghanistan]], [[ | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Turkmenistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:SB-5115883.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Rajsurin|Rajsurin}}<br />Kasauli, Himachal, [[India]], April 2011 ]] | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
− | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
− | *P.s.squamatus | + | *P.s.squamatus '': |
− | *P.s.flavirostris | + | :*North-eastern [[Afghanistan]] to northern [[India]] (Darjeeling) |
− | + | *P.s.flavirostris'': | |
+ | :*[[Afghanistan]] (except north-east) and western [[Pakistan]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Coniferous Forests. | Coniferous Forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}} |
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
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- 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[1]
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.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-bellied Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-bellied_Woodpecker