Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) | Photos, Calls and ID

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ForestCavity nestMedium · 65 g

What the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker sounds like

Sonogram of the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Kalle Nibbenhagen · Begging call · Baden-Württemberg (near Feldberg (Schwarzwald)), Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · CC BY 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Alexander Kurthy · Jungs from nest · Biely Kamen - Trohanka, Slovakia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker is 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) in length, just a little smaller than the great spotted woodpecker. The adult has black and white plumage except for the yellow crown of the male. Neither sex has any red feathers. It has black wings and rump, and white from the throat to the belly; the flanks are white with black bars. The back is white with black bars, and the tail is black with the white outer feathers barred with black. Juveniles of both sexes have a yellow crown.

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When to see the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 30 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, St. Pierre & Miquelon.

About the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found from northern Europe across northern Asia to Japan.

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Easily confused with

Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusThe plumage of adults is black on the head, back, wings and rump.

American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisThis woodpecker has a length between 21 – 23 cm (8.3 – 9.1 in) and a wingspan between 37 – 39 cm (14.6 – 15.3 in).

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