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Armenian Name: | Խայտաբղետ փայտփոր |
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See Plate 38 for Great Spotted Woodpecker and other similar species
Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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Abundance: | Common |
Length: | 22-23 cm, Wing Span:34-39 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 198. |
Description: | Black upperparts with large white scapular patches; unstreaked pale brown-yellow underparts and red undertail coverts. Forked black head stripe touches nape and bill. Black crown; male has red nape which is absent in female. |
Similar Species: | Differs from all other woodpeckers by combination of unstreaked flanks, white scapular patches, and black stripe from bill to nape. |
Behavior: | Flight strongly undulating. |
Habitat: | Forest, orchards; lower elevations in winter. |
Food: | Invertebrates in summer; seeds in winter. |
Nest: | Cavity in tree. |
Eggs: | 27 mm, 4-7, white. |