Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos medius

(D. m. caucasicus)

Armenian Name:	Միջին փայտփոր
Species Status:	Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern

See Plate 38 for Middle Spotted Woodpecker and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
Abundance:	Common
Length:	20-22 cm, Wing Span:33-34 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 200.
Adult:	Mostly white head with red crown. Black upperparts with white scapular patches; yellowish wash on breast and belly, streaked flanks, and pink undertail coverts. Black head stripe does not touch bill or nape.
Juvenile:	Similar to adult but crown duller and face darker.
Similar Species:	Differs from all other woodpeckers by combination of white scapular patches, black stripe not touching bill or nape, streaked flanks, and red crown.
Behavior:	Often forages in crown of tree. Restless and active.
Habitat:	Deciduous forests.
Food:	Invertebrates, especially ants and bark beetles.
Nest:	Cavity in tree.
Eggs:	25 mm, 4-7, white.