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.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: White-winged woodpecker
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
