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🦉 The white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)

• Dendrocopos (Greek): dendron - tree, coptō - to hit, beat
• leucotos (Greek): leukos - white, nōton - back

This species of woodpecker is somewhat less common than its relative, the Great Spotted Woodpecker. It shows a preference for dead trees and decaying wood with loose bark—in short, for areas of the forest that are difficult to traverse.

Sexual dimorphism is manifested in the form of a red cap on the head. In males, it covers the entire crown, while in females, it is completely absent.