Syrian Woodpecker

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Syrian Woodpecker
Latin: Dendrocopos syriacus
Other: Pic syriaque (fr)
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers

This Syrian Woodpecker obliged by landing on an electricity pole in front of me as I was waiting for a boat trip.

The Syrian Woodpecker can be differentiated from the more widespread Great Spotted Woodpecker by a broken black line around the neck - on the Great Spotted Woodpecker this line is not interrupted.

The red patch on the back of the head identifies this woodpecker as a male.