Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopus minor

(D. m. colchicus)

Armenian Name:	Փոքր փայտփոր
Species Status:	Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern

See Plate 38 for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
Abundance:	Rare
Length:	14-15 cm, Wing Span:25-27 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 202.
Description:	Small woodpecker with mostly white back, streaked underparts, and very small bill. Black head stripe forks to touch bill but not nape. Male has dull red crown; female has pale brown on forecrown.
Similar Species:	Differs from other woodpeckers by very small bill and mostly white back.
Behavior:	Flight action more fluttering than other woodpeckers. Often forages high in canopy or low scrub; uses smaller branches than other woodpeckers.
Habitat:	Deciduous forests, orchards.
Food:	Invertebrates, rarely fruit.
Nest:	Cavity in tree.
Eggs:	19 mm, 4-6, white.