Bulgaria
Greece
Syrian Woodpecker
Dendrocopos syriacus
(L 9.1-9.8")
Resident from southeast Europe to
Iran...has a prominent long drumroll.
Plains near Pazardzik
22May2015
Black face band does not extend
to crown of head as it does on
the Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Dendrocopus is Greek for
tree striking.
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