NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sind Woodpecker
Dendrocopos assimilis (Blyth, 1849)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Sind woodpecker (Dendrocopos assimilis) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is native to Sindh province of Pakistan, the far west of India, and southern Iran.
Wikipedia contributors, Sind woodpecker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:46:36.481436+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendrocopos assimilis (Blyth, 1849)
- Name authority
- (Blyth, 1849)
- Common name
- Sind Woodpecker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Dendrocopos
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- subfamilyPicinae
- genusDendrocopos Koch, 1816
- speciesDendrocopos assimilis (Blyth, 1849)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrocopos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-winged WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucopterus (Salvadori, 1871) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analis (Bonaparte, 1850) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus (Vigors, 1831) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Okinawa WoodpeckerDendrocopos noguchii (Seebohm, 1887) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stripe-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos atratus (Blyth, 1849) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis (Blyth, 1845) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensis (Jardine & Selby, 1831) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei (Vieillot, 1818) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554051 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34PVW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.