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Woodpeckers and wrynecks have two toes forward and two back. True woodpeckers also brace themselves on a stiff tail. They chisel wood with the bill and pull out insects with a very long tongue. They drum to communicate. Many nest in holes they dig themselves in a trunk.
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Picidae
Dryocopus martius · Least concern
The black woodpecker is easily the largest woodpecker in Europe, up to 55 cm long. The big holes it carves in old trees become homes for many other species once it moves on. Its very long bill lets it reach prey deep inside the wood, and males wear a fully red crown.
Photo: Иван Везенковић (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Picidae
Jynx torquilla · Least concern
No other European woodpecker migrates long distances: the Eurasian wryneck winters in tropical Africa and southern Asia, and feeds chiefly on ants found in rotting wood or on the ground. It owes its English name, first recorded in 1585, to its twisting movements.
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark (CC BY 2.0)
Picidae
Picus viridis · Least concern
'Yaffle' is its name in England, after its loud call. Yet the European green woodpecker rarely drums on trees: it spends much of its time on the ground instead, feeding on ants. Over half of Europe's population lives in France and Germany, and the total is estimated at 920,000 to 2.9 million birds.
Photo: Sven Teschke, Büdingen (CC BY-SA 2.0 de)
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