for firewood and charcoal manufacture, and the clearance of wooded land for agriculture. Overgrazing by livestock means there is little regeneration of trees in some areas. For these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed this bird's conservation status as "Near Threatened". References External links BirdLife Species Factsheet Arabian woodpecker Birds of the Arabian Peninsula Arabian woodpecker Arabian woodpecker Arabian woodpecker Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN