A Black Beauty
The Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus martius, is native to northern parts of Eurasia. They can be identified by their large size (about 18 inches long) and their all-black plumage. Black Woodpeckers sport a scraggly head crest of red, which is larger in males than in females.

The Black Woodpecker recently joined Birdorable, bringing our total number of woodpecker species up to six.


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