Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Picus squamatusVigors, NA, 1831
English (US) Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
The Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Picus squamatus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Picus squamatus flavirostris
- Picus squamatus squamatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
- Type locality
- Himalayas, restricted to Simla-Almora district by Ticehurst and Whistler, Ibis, 1924, p. 471.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.1 p.8
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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