The Scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus) is a species of bird belonging to the family of Picidae. Its main range is in Asia. Somewhat fragmented, often localized, occurring mainly in uplands and mostly resident though some seasonal altitudinal movements in the Himalayas from 800m to 3800m.
It is located throughout The Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions that span Afghanistan, Iran, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan. The scaley-bellied Woodpecker’s natural habitats include the boreal forest and temperate forests and subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests. Its food habitats and foraging are fairly terrestrial, mainly foraging for ants and termites, but also wood-boring beetle larvae and occasionally berries. Scaly-bellied woodpecker forages in loose family groups.
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