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White-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos
(D. l. lilfordi)
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակամեջք փայտփոր |
|---|---|
| Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 38 for White-backed Woodpecker and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Casual |
|---|---|
| Length: | 24-26 cm, Wing Span:38-40 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 201. |
| Description: | Black and white barred upperparts with whitish rump; heavily streaked flanks, and pink undertail coverts. Black head stripe touches bill but not nape. Male has red crown edged black; female an all-black crown. |
| Juvenile: | Extensive brown tips to head and underpart feathers. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other black-and-white woodpeckers by large size, heavily streaked flanks, pink undertail coverts, and barred upperparts. |
| Behavior: | Forages primarily on soft rotting wood and diseased trees. Flight slow and powerful. |
| Habitat: | Mature deciduous forests with abundant dead wood. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, some nuts and berries. |
