[order] PICIFORMES | [family] Picidae | [latin] Dendrocopos leucotos | [UK] White-backed Woodpecker | [FR] Pic a dos blanc | [DE] Weissruckenspecht | [ES] Pico dorsiblanco | [NL] Witrugspecht
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Breeding Range | Breeding Range 2 | Non Breeding Range |
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | EU | widespread | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | fohkiensis | se China | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | insularis | Taiwan | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | leucotos | c and n Europe through central Russia to se Siberia and ne China | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | lilfordi | s Europe to the Caucasus | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | namiyei | s Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku (Japan) | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | owstoni | n Ryukyu Is. (Japan) | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | quelpartensis | Jeju-do (off South Korea) | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | stejnegeri | n Honshu (Japan) | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | subcirris | Hokkaido (Japan) | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | takahashii | Ullung-do (off South Korea) | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | tangi | wc China | ||
| Dendrocopos | leucotos | uralensis | w Ural Mts. to Lake Baikal |
Physical charateristics
The largest (L 25 cm) of the “pied” woodpeckers, has black back and shoulders. Rather long-billed, and long-necked woodpecker, with black upperparts boldly barred white over wings and usually completely white on lower back and rump, and white underparts copiously streaked.
Listen to the sound of White-backed Woodpecker
[audio:http://www.aviflevoland.nl/sounddb/W/White-backed Woodpecker.mp3]
Copyright remark: Most sounds derived from xeno-canto
| wingspan min.: | 38 | cm | wingspan max.: | 40 | cm |
| size min.: | 24 | cm | size max.: | 26 | cm |
| incubation min.: | 10 | days | incubation max.: | 11 | days |
| fledging min.: | 24 | days | fledging max.: | 11 | days |
| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 3 | ||
| eggs max.: | 5 |
Range
Eurasia : widespread
Habitat
Occurs in broad-leaved, conifer, and mixed woodlands. Type of woodland preferred appears to be antithesis of that favoured by forestry managements, including a high proportion of decayed or fallen timber and slow cycle of natural regeneration, with much over-mature stock. Increasing spread of economic forestry seems unlikely to leave so much room for this species.
Reproduction
The nest is a hole in tree, usually in rotten wood. It is an excavated hole with an entrance hole height and width 56-69