Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Authority: (Bates & Kinnear, 1935)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
Recent population estimates have placed the population size as >10,000 mature individuals. However, the population is still considered to be relatively small and in decline owing to cutting and lopping of trees for charcoal, firewood and fodder, in parts of its range. Therefore, it is now listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 10000-19999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 260,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial