Sind Woodpecker
Dendrocopos assimilis
The Sind Woodpecker (Dendrocopos assimilis) is a legendary woodpecker found in 2 countries, weighing about 52 g. The Sind woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.
About the Sind Woodpecker
The Sind woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is native to Sindh province of Pakistan, the far west of India, and southern Iran.
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How to identify it
Sind woodpeckers are similar to Syrian woodpecker in appearance, but is slightly smaller (20–22 cm, versus 23 cm), with a thin moustachial stripe, and extensive white feathers on their back and smaller beak. Sind woodpeckers have large white shoulder patches and white bars on its black feathers. The males have a red crown with a fine black line at the sides, females an all-black crown; both have a white forehead. As with most other Dendrocopos woodpeckers, it has red under-tail coverts.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, June, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Sind Woodpecker?
- Sind woodpeckers are similar to Syrian woodpecker in appearance, but is slightly smaller (20–22 cm, versus 23 cm), with a thin moustachial stripe, and extensive white feathers on their back and smaller beak. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Sind Woodpecker?
- The Sind Woodpecker is a small sized bird weighing about 52 g.
- Where can you see a Sind Woodpecker?
- The Sind Woodpecker occurs in 2 countries, including Iran and Pakistan.
- What birds look similar to a Sind Woodpecker?
- The Sind Woodpecker is most easily confused with the Okinawa Woodpecker, the White-winged Woodpecker and the Stripe-breasted Woodpecker.
- Is the Sind Woodpecker endangered?
- The Sind Woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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