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Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae



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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/arabian-woodpecker-dendropicos-dorae on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.