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White-backed Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos

The White-backed Woodpecker is a special bird with a striking white back and a black and white head. It loves to peck on trees to find yummy bugs to eat and makes a fun drumming sound when it taps on wood.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The White-backed Woodpecker is a large woodpecker recognized by its prominent white lower back, contrasting with a black upper body. Males feature a red cap, while females have a black one. Its wings show distinctive white barring on a dark background.

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White-backed Woodpecker

Categoría

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Its tongue can extend far beyond its beak, helping it find hidden meals!

They use powerful drumming on trees to find a mate and mark their territory.

This woodpecker prefers to eat insects from dead or dying trees, acting like a forest cleaner!

Woodpeckers have special muscles and bones around their eyes to protect them while pecking!

Habilidades especiales

White-backed Woodpecker has a unique skull structure that absorbs shock, preventing brain injury during powerful pecking.

White-backed Woodpecker can extend its super-long, barbed tongue to extract beetle larvae from deep within deadwood.

White-backed Woodpecker can cling vertically to tree trunks using strong zygodactyl feet and stiff tail feathers for support.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 24-28 cm
Envergadura: 38-40 cm
Peso: 0.07-0.12 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 50 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 3-5
Incubación: 10-11 días

Dieta y alimentación

Mainly eats insect larvae found deep within dead or decaying wood, along with some ants and berries.

Alimentos principales

Beetle larvae
Ants
Spiders
Moth larvae
Berries
Tree sap

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Great Capricorn Beetle

Cerambyx cerdo

larvae from decaying wood

eats

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

ants from forest floor

eaten by

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

a predator of adult woodpeckers

depends on

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

old, decaying trees for nesting and food

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.