Black Woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
The black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) is a large woodpecker that lives in mature forests across the northern Palearctic. It is the sole representative of its genus in that region, and its range is expanding. The black woodpecker is easily the largest woodpecker species in Europe as well as in the portion of Asia where it lives and is one of the largest species worldwide.
Le Pic noir (Dryocopus martius) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Picidae. C'est la plus grande des espèces de pics européens. Description C'est un grand pic au plumage noir, sauf une calotte rouge.
El pito negro (Dryocopus martius), rebautizado como picamaderos negro, es una especie de ave piciforme de la familia de los pájaros carpinteros (Picidae) que se distribuye por los bosques maduros templados y boreales de Europa y Asia. No está amenazada a nivel global, y su población se estima entre 1. 500.
Distribution
More from the same family
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
PicidaeMiddle Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocoptes medius
PicidaeLesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minor
PicidaeEurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
PicidaeEuropean Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis
PicidaeGrey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
PicidaeWhite-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos
PicidaeEurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
Picidae