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A photo of a Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus), male
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, Male

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found from northern Europe across northern Asia to Japan. The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker is 21–22 cm 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. The voice call of the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker is a kik or chik. The breeding habitat is coniferous forests across the Palearctic from Norway to Korea. There are also populations in the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains. Three-toed woodpeckers nest in a cavity in a dead conifer or sometimes a live tree or pole. The pair excavates a new nest each year. This bird is normally a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south and birds at high elevations may move to lower levels in winter.
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Marco Lipka
Thursday 28 Sep 2023 - 10:54am
Germany
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Zuzanna Szporko
Friday 25 Aug 2023 - 7:56am
Slovakia
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Tim Osipchik
Saturday 08 Jul 2023 - 4:35pm
Belarus
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Greg Green
Thursday 08 Jun 2023 - 10:43pm
Mongolia
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