Picus squamatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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.
Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. 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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srinagar | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-bellied Woodpecker sighting in Srinagar on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 120 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-bellied Woodpecker in Srinagar on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaly-bellied Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Srinagar, in our data
Srinagar is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Scaly-bellied Woodpecker sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Scaly-bellied Woodpecker that you can see in Srinagar (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Himalayan Woodpecker (about 10%) and Brown-fronted Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaly-bellied Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Srinagar (10 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
