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ForestCavity nestMedium · 170 g
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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.
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When to see the Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
The scaly-bellied woodpecker 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.
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Easily confused with
Japanese Green WoodpeckerPicus awokeraThis species reaches about 30 cm in length, with bright green wings and tail, a red or black mustache and crown (as opposed to the black face of the green woodpecker), gray head, neck, and chest, and white underparts with black markings.
Crimson-winged WoodpeckerPicus puniceusThe crimson-winged woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family.
Black-headed WoodpeckerPicus erythropygiusThe black-headed woodpecker is a medium-sized bird at around 33 cm tall and 100-135g.
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