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White-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 45,870 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 45,870 |
| Russia | 10,475 |
| Moscow | 957 |
| Altai Krai | 884 |
| Moscow Oblast | 845 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 646 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 631 |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 623 |
| Saint Petersburg | 532 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Woodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers · Picidae |
| Genus | Eurasian Pied Woodpeckers · Dendrocopos |
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Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise White-backed Woodpecker with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.