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Black Woodpecker / Dryocopus martius LC
- Synonyms Great Black Woodpecker
- Old latin name for bird Picus martius
Black Woodpeckerbird sounds *
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* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species

Lineated Woodpecker

White-bellied Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Black-bodied Woodpecker

Andaman Woodpecker
Where to see Black Woodpecker
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iran
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Åland Islands
Black Woodpecker subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dryocopus martius khamensis | Tibet and sw China | - | No |
| Dryocopus martius martius | w Europe to Kamchatka and Japan | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аҮларкәыкәеиқәаүәа, аКЬаркьал, аҮларкәыкә еиқәаүәа |
| Afrikaans | Swartspeg |
| Albanian | qukapiku i zi |
| Armenian | Սև Փայտփոր, [Sev Paytpor ] |
| Azerbaijani | Qara ağacdələn |
| Bashkir | ҡара туҡран, ҡара тумыртҡа |
| Basque | Picot negre, Okil beltza, okil beltz |
| Belarusian | жаўна, žaŭna, Чорная жаўна, Жаўна чорная |
| Bengali | কারা কাঠমঠাকযা |
| Breton | Ar speg du, speg du |
| Bulgarian | Черен кълвач, čeren k"lvač |
| Catalan | Picot 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 |
| Chuvash | хура улатакка, тăхран, хура кайăк, хора тăхран, хура ула такка, хора катка |
| Cornish | kasek koes du, Casek-cos du |
| Croatian | crna žuna, Crni mravozub |
| Czech | datel èerný, Datel cerný, datel, datel černý |
| Danish | Sortspætte |
| Dutch | Zwarte Specht |
| Esperanto | nigra pego |
| Estonian | musträhn |
| Faroese | svartspæta |
| Finnish | palokärki |
| French | Pic noir |
| Frisian | wâldspjocht, Swarte Spjocht |
| Galician | Peto formigueiro, Peto negro, Picot negre |
| Georgian | ხეკაკუნა, შავი კოდალა |
| German | Schwarzspecht |
| Greek | maurotsiklitara, Μαυροτσικλιτάρα, Μαύρος Δρυοκολάπτης, [maurotsiklitara] |
| Hebrew | נקר שחור |
| Hungarian | fekete harkály |
| Icelandic | Svartspæta |
| Irish | cnagaire dubh, peto |
| Italian | Colstòrt, Picchio nero |
| Japanese | クマゲラ |
| Kanuri | 까막딱다구리 |
| Kazakh | Дүпілдек, желна, күркілдек, Қара тоқылдақ |
| Korean | 가막딱다구리, 까막딱따구리, 까막딱다구리 |
| Latvian | melna dzilna, melnā dzilna, Klienis |
| Lithuanian | juodoji meleta, Juodasis genys |
| Luxembourgish | Schwaarze Spiecht , Schwaarzspiecht |
| Macedonian | crn klukajdrvec, Црн клукајдрвец, црн клукајдрвец, црн клукаjдрвец |
| Maltese | bulebbiet aħdar, Bullebiet iswed |
| Manx | snoggeyder doo |
| Mongolian | Хар тоншуул, Хар тогшуурга, тогшуурга, Улаан сарт тоншуурга |
| Northern Sami | Ruovddagas |
| Norwegian | Gjertrudsfugl, svartspett, Regnpip |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Svartspett |
| Occitan | pic negre |
| Persian | دارکوب سیاه |
| Polish | Dzięcioł zielony, dzięcioł czarny, dzieciol czarny, Dzieciol zielony |
| Portuguese | Peto-preto, peto preto, pica-pau-preto |
| Romanian | Ciocănitoare neagră, kalo-chuplitari, kali-chiplitarka, ciocanitoare neagra, ciocănitoare neagră |
| Romansh | pitgalain nair |
| Russian | или Желна, чёрный дятел, Чёрная желна, želna, Черный дятел, Желна, Zhelna |
| Sardinian | Biccalinna nieddu, Biccamatta niedda, Biccamuru niedda, Biccamatta nieddu, Biccamuru nieddu, Biccalinna niedda |
| Serbian | Црна жуња, crni djetlic, Crna žunja, Crna žuna, Црна жунја, crni djetlić, црна жуна |
| Slovak | ďateľ, tesár čierny, ďateľ čierny |
| Slovenian | crna žolna, črna žolna |
| Spanish | Pico negro, Picamaderos negro, Pito Negro |
| Swedish | spillkråka |
| Tajik | залғам, эзорсурхаки сиѐҳи калон, эзорсурхаки сиѐҳ |
| Tatar | кара тукран |
| Turkish | Қара тоқылдақ, Kara Aşaçkakan, Kara Ağaçkakan |
| Turkmen | kara ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | жовна, Чорний дятел, Чорна жовна, жовна чорна, žovna, Жовна чорна |
| Uzbek | қора қизилиштон |
| Welsh | coblyn du, cnocell ddu |
















