Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

(D. m. martius)

Armenian Name:	Սև փայտփոր
Species Status:	Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern

See Plate 38 for Black Woodpecker and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
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.