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Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Pair)

Picus squamatus

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.

Habitat:

Foraging in the montane sub tropical forest of W. Himalayas.

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Himachal Pradesh, India

Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 16, 2012

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