Black Woodpecker
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| Dryocopus martius |
It lives in mature forest across the northern palearctic. It is the sole representive of its genus in that region. Its range is expanding in Europe. It does not migrate.
The plumage of this crow-sized woodpecker is entirely black apart from the red crest. Its flight is straight, not dipping like other woodpeckers.
The nest is a tree-hole into which four or more eggs are laid.
