White-winged Woodpecker
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Woodpeckers

White-winged Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucopterus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Order
Piciformes

Overview

The white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
It is found in Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. The white-winged woodpecker's natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Range and habitat

Aral Sea to Lake Balkhash, northeastern Afghanistan, and far western China.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.