Male © Pavel Štěpánek eBird S123596764 Macaulay Library ML 510944671
Female © Pavel Štěpánek
Male © Aleksa Vukićević
Juvenile © Stefan Hirsch
Male © Christian Goenner
+ 5
Female © Christoph Moning
© Karl Overman
Male © Dorna Mojab
Male © Michael Hyman

Balkanspæta Dendrocopos syriacus

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Identification

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Very similar to Great Spotted Woodpecker, differing mainly by the incomplete cheek band and the lack of black at the base of the bill. Males have a red nape, black in females. Little white in the tail. Avoids dense forests and found in lightly wooded open areas, parks, gardens, and plantations. "Kick" call softer than Great Spotted Woodpecker; Syrian's drumroll has longer pauses than Great Spotted's.

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