Arabian Woodpecker

Though scientifically described by George Latimer Bates and Norman Boyd Kinnear, the scientific name was proposed by their occasional co-worker St. John Philby, after his wife Dora.

The Arabian Woodpecker is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae) is a species of woodpecker found in the Arabian Peninsula, primarily in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen, in areas of montane forest. Though scientifically described by George Latimer Bates and Norman Boyd Kinnear, the scientific name was proposed by their occasional co-worker St. John Philby, after his wife Dora. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Dendrocopos dorae. 2006. More

the Arabian woodpecker’s woodland habitat highly fragmented (2). The removal of trees for building, firewood and charcoal, or to create space for agriculture, continues to decrease the area of suitable habitat for the woodpecker, particularly as it is dependent on large trees for its nesting sites (2) (4). More

World species such as the Arabian Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpecker also feed in this way. Breeding A male Black Woodpecker attending its chicks All members of the family Picidae nest in cavities. Almost every species nests in tree cavities, although in deserts some species nest inside holes in cactus and a few species nest in holes dug into the earth. Woodpeckers and piculets will excavate their own nests, but wrynecks will not. More

Arabian Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos dorae): The Arabian Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker found in the Arabian Peninsula, primarily in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen, in areas of montane forest. Though described to science by Bates and Kinnear, the scientific name is said to be named by St. John Philby after a woman he was fond of .... More

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Arabian Woodpecker is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland show section Products featuring Arabian Woodpecker (1) Breeding Birds of the Western Palearctic (DRWBB: £99.95) show section External Links (0) We currently have no external links for this species. More

To the north we found the Arabian Woodpecker and I had some excellent views for 3-days in a row. At Kawkaban we had great views of a pair of Arabian Accentor, Yemen Serin and a Yemen Linnet on the nest with young. I decided that I wanted to sleep out for the night at Kawkaban so we obtained some mattresses from a local café called Funduk Harmida in Shibam. More

The Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae) is a species of woodpecker found in the Arabian Peninsula, primarily in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen, in areas of montane forest. More