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- Picus squamatus
Identification
Green, distinct scaling from breast to vent, black moustache and black bordered white supercilia. Tail strongly barred. Crown red in male, black in female. Large pale bill.
Distribution
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- P.s.squamatus NE Afghanistan to n India (Darjeeling)
- P.s.flavirostris Afghanistan (except ne) and w Pakistan
Habitat
Coniferous Forests.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
