The biggest European Woodpecker selects his breeding site based on some clear indicators. Read the general information about the species here in the online bird guide. This species is very important to other cavity breeding species and is as such recognized as a key species. This bird excavates cavities with a mean diameter of 51 […]
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) Science Article 1 abstract We focused upon habitat use and home range size variation in an alpine population of the Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius. Habitat selection analyses showed that the dominant local forest type, i.e. Mountain Pine Pinus mugo uncinata, was significantly avoided. Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris stands were positively selected, […]
[order] PICIFORMES | [family] Picidae | [latin] Dryocopus martius | [UK] Black Woodpecker | [FR] Pic noir | [DE] Schwarzspecht | [ES] Pito Negro | [NL] Zwarte Specht Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Campephilus martius Dryocopus martius EU widespread Dryocopus martius khamensis Tibet and sw China Dryocopus martius […]