Black Woodpecker
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| Missing image BlackWoods.jpg Black Woodpecker with young (Finland, June 2003). | ||||||||||||||
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| Dryocopus martius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus martius, is a large woodpecker.
It lives in mature forest across the northern palearctic. It is the sole representative of its genus in that region. Its range is expanding in Europe. It does not migrate.
The plumage of this crow-sized woodpecker is entirely black apart from the red crest. Its flight is straight, not dipping like other woodpeckers.
The nest is a tree-hole into which four or more eggs are laid.bg:Черен кълвач da:Sortspætte de:Schwarzspecht fr:Pic noir lt:Juodoji meleta nl:Zwarte specht ja:クマゲラ pl:Dzięcioł czarny fi:Palokärki sv:Spillkråka sp:Pito negro cat: Picot negre