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Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
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Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Picus squamatus
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.
From the article Scaly-bellied woodpecker on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
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 ==
Range & habitat
Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 18331.