Gallery: White-backed Woodpecker male

Male White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos nominate race. Photo by Thomas Hochebner taken in Austria.

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Which species of woodpecker is this ? Photo by Gerard Gorman taken in Hungary.

Green Woodpecker feeding Black Woodpecker chicks

Here is a link to a video on YouTube showing a Green Woodpecker Picus viridis feeding Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius chicks at their nest. Shot in Catalonia, Spain, by Joan Culi and Joan Morena, the clip shows a female sharpei race Green Woodpecker. The young are also fed by a female Black Woodpecker, presumably their own mother! It was brought to my attention by Jordi Faus Colomer and is a remarkable bit of footage. Enjoy: Green Woodpecker feeding Black Woodpecker chicks

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Which species is this ? And why ? Photo by Gerard Gorman taken in Hungary.

Video Clip: Syrian Woodpecker

Adult male Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus with a grub in its beak. Clip by Dan Bastaja shot at Balmazujvaros, Hungary, May 2011.

Gallery: Adult male White-backed Woodpecker

Adult male White-backed Woodpecker. Nominate race Dendrocopos leucotos leucotos. Taken by Gerard Gorman, Bukk Hills, Hungary, May 2011.

Gallery: Female Syrian Woodpecker

Adult female Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus. Note lack of red on the nape (males show red). Photo taken in Zemplen Hills, Hungary by Gerard Gorman.