The Sind Woodpecker lives in dry lowlands of Iran and Pakistan. It searches trunks and branches for food, and males and females differ in crown color.
Adult males have a red crown. Adult females have a black crown and nape, while juveniles are duller overall and have brownish areas where adults are black.
It is often seen alone, inspecting bark on acacias, pistachios, spurges, and other small trees. Ants form most of its diet, with wood-boring beetle larvae also taken.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.