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Black Woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
(D. m. martius)
| Armenian Name: | Սև փայտփոր |
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| Species Status: | Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 38 for Black Woodpecker and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 45-57 cm, Wing Span:64-68 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 197. |
| Description: | Huge black woodpecker with pale bill and eye. Male has red crown; female has small red patch on rear of crown. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from all other woodpeckers by crow size and all-black plumage. Differs from crows in fluttering and undulating flight. |
| Behavior: | Noisy; lengthy powerful drum and a variety of calls. |
| Habitat: | Mature deciduous or mixed forest, orchards. |
| Food: | Ants, bark beetles. |
| Nest: | Cavity in tree. |
| Eggs: | 34 mm, 4-6, white. |
