Birds identification course Forest birds

Content General information about Woodpeckers Black woodpecker Green woodpecker Great spotted woodpecker Syrian woodpecker Middle spotted woodpecker Lesser spotted woodpecker Wryneck Training in identification

Picidae Дятлы Փայտփորներ WOODPECKERS Picidae Дятлы Փայտփորներ All woodpeckers have rather long and strong bill that can be used as a chisel Mostly we see them staying vertically on the tree.

There are three genera of Woodpeckers: Picidae Дятлы Փայտփորներ There are three genera of Woodpeckers: Black Woodpeckers Green Woodpeckers Spotted Woodpeckers

Dendrocopos Пестрые дятлы Խայտաբղետ փայտփորներ SPOTTED WOODPECKERS Dendrocopos Пестрые дятлы Խայտաբղետ փայտփորներ Black marks on the head Black back and wings White belly White bars on the wings Red vent

Dendrocopos Пестрые дятлы Խայտաբղետ փայտփորներ SPOTTED WOODPECKERS Dendrocopos Пестрые дятлы Խայտաբղետ փայտփորներ

Dryocopus martius Черный дятел Սև փայտփոր BLACK WOODPECKER Dryocopus martius Черный дятел Սև փայտփոր Pale bill and eye Red crown Black plumage

Dryocopus martius Черный дятел Սև փայտփոր BLACK WOODPECKER Dryocopus martius Черный дятел Սև փայտփոր It differs from other woodpeckers with the size typical to corvidaes, and black plumage. Opposite to corvidaes it has unsteady and undulating flight

(EUROPEAN) GREEN WOODPECKER Picus viridis Зеленый дятел Կանաչ փայտփոր Red crown Black around the eye Green from above Yellow rump

GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos major Большой пестрый дятел Մեծ փայտփոր Males: red on hindcrown Black cap Black line is connecting with the neck marks White panel Females: black crown with no red

Dendrocopos syriacus Сирийский дятел Սիրիական փայտփոր SYRIAN WOODPECKER Dendrocopos syriacus Сирийский дятел Սիրիական փայտփոր Black cap Males: red on hindcrown Black line does not connect with neck marks White panel Females: black crown with no red

MIDDLE SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos medius Средний пестрый дятел Միջին փայտփոր Red cap of head Pale moustache White panel Streaked sides of body

LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos minor Малый пестрый дятел Փոքր փայտփոր Males: red cap of head Black moustache Streaked sides of body White back Lacks red on vent Females: no red

Great Spotted and Syrian Woodpeckers Black cap Connection of black line White panel

Middle and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers Red cap Moustache White spot Spotted sides of body Vent

Jynx torquilla Вертишейка Վիզգցուկ WRYNECK Jynx torquilla Вертишейка Վիզգցուկ Grey back with brown wings Hawk-like barred underparts Blackish eye-stripe Woodpecker-like bill

TRAINING 1 Click to begin the training and wait: slides will change automatically each 10 seconds. During that time you have to write their names on the training sheet. After finishing the training you can check yourself using answers (number of slide and name of bird species) provided at the end.

Answers 18 Black Woodpecker 38 58 Green Woodpecker 19 39 Syrian Woodpecker 59 20 Great Spotted Woodpecker 40 60 21 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 41 Wryneck 61 22 42 62 23 Middle Spotted Woodpecker 43 63 24 44 64 25 45 65 26 46 66 27 47 67 28 48 68 29 49 69 30 50 70 31 51 71 32 52 72 33 53 73 34 54 74 35 55 36 56 37 57

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