Name:Dryocopus martius
Alias:Dryocopus martius,Black Woodpecker
Outline:Woodbird
Family:Picipitidae Picidae B.Woodpecker
length:41.5-46.8cm
Weight:325-352g
Life:About 11 years
IUCN:LC
The black woodpecker is called Black Woodpecker in foreign language, and has 2 subspecies.
The black woodpecker's flight is not stable, but not as undulating as other woodpeckers. It often acts alone. In the late breeding period, it forms a family group. It mainly feeds on tree branches, thick branches and dead trees, and often forages for ants and insects on the ground and decaying fallen trees. In summer, it mainly feeds on adult ants, larvae, eggs, golden electrons, click beetles and other insects, eggs and pupae. In winter, it mainly feeds on longhorn beetle larvae that hibernate in tree trunks. It mainly feeds on ants, and digs large holes when eating.
About 99% of the black woodpecker's food is ants, and it also eats beetle and butterfly larvae, caterpillars, and fly maggots. The preferred feeding ground is dead or dying trees, and dead leaves lying on the stump bed. In winter, when ants make a large-scale evacuation, they also eat bees that hibernate away from the hive, and occasionally eat fruits, berries and other birds, even bird eggs and small birds.
When foraging, black woodpeckers often peck at tree trunks with their beaks, and the pecking sound can be heard from a long distance. They fly in waves, often from one tree to another. Normally, the calls are few and monotonous, and the sounds are similar. During the breeding season, the calls increase and are slightly tortuous. When warning or flying, they make a loud "krri-krri-krri" sound or a clear "klee-ay" sound. In spring, they make a loud "kwee-kwee-kwee-kwee-kwee-kwee-kwee" sound with a continuous tail sound. It is also called a nasal gurgling sound. The loud chiseling sound lasts for 2-3 seconds.
The breeding season of the black woodpecker is from April to June. It nests in tree holes. The hole nests are mostly chosen on tall dead trees and dead trees, rather than on living trees. Generally, they are chosen on dead trees with rotten heartwood. The hole is 5-15 meters above the ground, located in the middle and upper layers of the tree trunk; the hole is rectangular, which is obviously different from other woodpeckers. The hole size is 7.5-8.5×12-14 cm; the inner diameter of the hole is 20-30 cm; the depth of the hole is 42-48 cm. The nest hole is pecked by male and female birds together. Each nest lays 3-9 eggs, which are white, smooth and spotless, oval, and 30.5-27 mm in size. The male and female birds take turns to incubate the eggs, and the incubation period is 12-14 days. The chicks are late-maturing and need to be fed by the parents for 24-28 days before they can leave the nest and fly. During the brooding period, they are also the time to eliminate pests in large numbers.
Listed in the "Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union" (IUCN) 2016 ver 3.1-Least Concern (LC).
Listed in the second level of China's "National Key Protected Wildlife List" (February 5, 2021).
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