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.