The scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions, ranging across Afghanistan, Iran, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan.
| Scaly-bellied woodpecker | |
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| in Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Picus |
| Species: | P. squamatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Picus squamatus Vigors, 1831
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Habitat edit
Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Description edit
Large, green woodpecker with distinct scaling from breast to vent. Similar to streak-throated woodpecker but larger and with unstreaked throat and upper breast. Black moustache and black bored white supercilia. Tail strongly barred. Crown red in male, blackish in female. Large pale bill.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Picus squamatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681456A92907879. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681456A92907879.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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