Summary ⁷

The Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) is a large woodpecker that lives in mature forest across the northern palearctic. It is the sole representative of its genus in that region. Its range is expanding in Eurasia. It does not migrate. This species is closely related to and fills the same ecological niche in Europe as the Pileated Woodpecker of North America.

Habitat and ecology ⁸

Systems

• Terrestrial

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Alastair Rae, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/55663585@N00/7226882
2. (c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4574198894_4fac361071.jpg
3. (c) Radek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4331769913_a900c453f3.jpg
4. (c) Alastair Rae, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/7226882_1b236da680_o.jpg
5. (c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4573566837_109829ef72.jpg
6. (c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3363/4573566151_c1be9ef05e.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryocopus_martius
8. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/18840401

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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