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WoodlandCavity nestMedium · 77 g
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The woodpecker is 23 cm (9.1 in) long, and is very similar to the great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major. The upper parts of the male are glossy black, with a crimson spot on the nape and white on the forehead, sides of the face and neck. On the shoulder is a large white patch and the flight feathers are black with white spots forming three wingbars. The three outer tail feathers show only a few white spots; these show when the short stiff tail is outspread, acting as a support in climbing. The under parts are buffish white, the abdomen and under tail coverts reddish.
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When to see the Syrian Woodpecker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Syrian Woodpecker
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.
About the Syrian Woodpecker
The Syrian woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family, the Picidae.
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Easily confused with
White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotosIt is the largest of the spotted woodpeckers in the western Palearctic, 24–26 cm long with wing-span 38–40 cm.
Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos maceiA medium-sized, pied woodpecker.
Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analisA medium-sized, pied woodpecker.
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