Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
About the Syrian Woodpecker
The Syrian woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) is a member of the woodpecker family, the Picidae. The Syrian woodpecker was first described as Picus syriacus by Wilhelm Hemprich and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1833, from a specimen collected on Mount Lebanon. The woodpecker is a resident breeding bird from southeastern Europe east to Iran. Its range has expanded further northwest into Europe in recent years. It is an inhabitant of open woodlands, cultivation with trees and scrubs, and parks, depending for food and nesting sites upon old trees. It is often an inconspicuous bird, in spite of the plumage.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 182 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos maceirecording
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorrecording
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotosrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.