Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Picus
Species
canus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Nepal,
Number of Sub-Species
Eleven Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Old mixed coniferous forests with many dead trees
Distribution and Range
Europe and northern Asia across to the Pacific coast
Food
Ants and termites plus other insects and some vegetable matter