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  • Synonyms Great Black Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Picus martius

Black Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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    Call, drumming, sog. Dohlenrufe - social calls reminding of Jackdaw calls, © Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin
    Germany
  • 2.
    Call, © Daan van der Hoeven
    Netherlands
  • 3.
    Call, drumming, sog. Dohlenrufe - social calls reminding of Jachdaw calls, © Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin
    Germany
  • 4.
    Call, flight call, male, song, © Lars Edenius
    Sweden
  • 5.
    Drumming, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
  • 6.
    Call, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
  • 7.
    Call, female, © Matthias Hemprich
    Germany
  • 8.
    Call, © Jerome Fischer
    Switzerland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Black Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Black Woodpecker subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dryocopus martius khamensisTibet and sw China-No
Dryocopus martius martiusw Europe to Kamchatka and Japan-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаҮларкәыкәеиқәаүәа, аКЬаркьал, аҮларкәыкә еиқәаүәа
AfrikaansSwartspeg
Albanianqukapiku i zi
ArmenianՍև Փայտփոր, [Sev Paytpor ]
AzerbaijaniQara ağacdələn
Bashkirҡара туҡран, ҡара тумыртҡа
BasquePicot negre, Okil beltza, okil beltz
Belarusianжаўна, žaŭna, Чорная жаўна, Жаўна чорная
Bengaliকারা কাঠমঠাকযা
BretonAr speg du, speg du
BulgarianЧерен кълвач, čeren k"lvač
CatalanPicot negre, picot negre euroasiàtic, Formiguer
Chinese山啄木鸟, 大黑打木, [hei zhuo-mu-niao], 黑啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)黑啄木鳥, 黑啄木, 山啄木鳥, 大黑打木
Chuvashхура улатакка, тăхран, хура кайăк, хора тăхран, хура ула такка, хора катка
Cornishkasek koes du, Casek-cos du
Croatiancrna žuna, Crni mravozub
Czechdatel èerný, Datel cerný, datel, datel černý
DanishSortspætte
DutchZwarte Specht
Esperantonigra pego
Estonianmusträhn
Faroesesvartspæta
Finnishpalokärki
FrenchPic noir
Frisianwâldspjocht, Swarte Spjocht
GalicianPeto formigueiro, Peto negro, Picot negre
Georgianხეკაკუნა, შავი კოდალა
GermanSchwarzspecht
Greekmaurotsiklitara, Μαυροτσικλιτάρα, Μαύρος Δρυοκολάπτης, [maurotsiklitara]
Hebrewנקר שחור
Hungarianfekete harkály
IcelandicSvartspæta
Irishcnagaire dubh, peto
ItalianColstòrt, Picchio nero
Japaneseクマゲラ
Kanuri까막딱다구리
KazakhДүпілдек, желна, күркілдек, Қара тоқылдақ
Korean가막딱다구리, 까막딱따구리, 까막딱다구리
Latvianmelna dzilna, melnā dzilna, Klienis
Lithuanianjuodoji meleta, Juodasis genys
LuxembourgishSchwaarze Spiecht , Schwaarzspiecht
Macedoniancrn klukajdrvec, Црн клукајдрвец, црн клукајдрвец, црн клукаjдрвец
Maltesebulebbiet aħdar, Bullebiet iswed
Manxsnoggeyder doo
MongolianХар тоншуул, Хар тогшуурга, тогшуурга, Улаан сарт тоншуурга
Northern SamiRuovddagas
NorwegianGjertrudsfugl, svartspett, Regnpip
Norwegian NynorskSvartspett
Occitanpic negre
Persianدارکوب سیاه
PolishDzięcioł zielony, dzięcioł czarny, dzieciol czarny, Dzieciol zielony
PortuguesePeto-preto, peto preto, pica-pau-preto
RomanianCiocănitoare neagră, kalo-chuplitari, kali-chiplitarka, ciocanitoare neagra, ciocănitoare neagră
Romanshpitgalain nair
Russianили Желна, чёрный дятел, Чёрная желна, želna, Черный дятел, Желна, Zhelna
SardinianBiccalinna nieddu, Biccamatta niedda, Biccamuru niedda, Biccamatta nieddu, Biccamuru nieddu, Biccalinna niedda
SerbianЦрна жуња, crni djetlic, Crna žunja, Crna žuna, Црна жунја, crni djetlić, црна жуна
Slovakďateľ, tesár čierny, ďateľ čierny
Sloveniancrna žolna, črna žolna
SpanishPico negro, Picamaderos negro, Pito Negro
Swedishspillkråka
Tajikзалғам, эзорсурхаки сиѐҳи калон, эзорсурхаки сиѐҳ
Tatarкара тукран
TurkishҚара тоқылдақ, Kara Aşaçkakan, Kara Ağaçkakan
Turkmenkara ağaçkakan
Ukrainianжовна, Чорний дятел, Чорна жовна, жовна чорна, žovna, Жовна чорна
Uzbekқора қизилиштон
Welshcoblyn du, cnocell ddu