Female © Karl Overman
Male © Daniel Murphy
Male © Scott Young
Male © Paul Chapman
+ 2
Female © Elena Vladimirova

Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius

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Identification

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Unmistakable large, crow-sized woodpecker, all black with a red crown, which is reduced in females. Powerful, straight, and rather flappy flight without the undulations of other woodpeckers. Very noisy, with a strident "ke-yaa" given when landing or perched and a "krry-krry-krry" call uttered in flight. Found in a range of forest types, especially older mixed forest.

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