Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Himalayan Three-Toed Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Himalayan three-toed woodpecker, *Dinopium shorii*, *Himalayan flameback*
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Genus and family: Order Vulpecula, Family Pilidae, Genus *Golden-backed Three-toed Woodpecker*
Vital signs data
- Body length: Approximately 30 centimeters
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The Himalayan Three-Toed Woodpecker is distributed across the Indian subcontinent and southwestern China, including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and southeastern Tibet. It is also found in the Indochina Peninsula and southeastern coastal China, including Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Hainan Island.
Appearance
The Himalayan Three-Toed Woodpecker is a slightly larger woodpecker (30 cm). Its upperparts are golden, with a red rump and a long, red crest. The face has black and white stripes. It is difficult to distinguish from the Golden-backed Three-Toed Woodpecker, but differs in having two thin black stripes on the sides of its throat, with a brown center instead of a single black central stripe. The underparts have distinct black stripes and scaly markings.
Iris – dark brown or crimson; Mouth – nearly black; Feet – lead-colored or greenish-brown.
Detailed introduction
The Himalayan Three-Toed Woodpecker, scientifically known as *Dinopium shorii*, Himalayan Flameback, has a call similar to that of the Golden-backed Three-Toed Woodpecker. Other specific habits are unknown.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.
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