Listen to the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker
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About the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker
The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker is a bird in the family Picidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as jungs from nest. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found from northern Europe across northern Asia to Japan.
Related birds in the genus Picoides
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Black woodpecker
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Eurasian wryneck
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European green woodpecker
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Lesser spotted woodpecker
Dryobates minor
Grey-headed woodpecker
Picus canus
Northern flicker
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Pileated woodpecker
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Black-rumped flameback
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Red-headed woodpecker
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Acorn woodpecker
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Frequently asked questions
What does an Eurasian three-toed woodpecker sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker on this page, including its jungs from nest. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker as “least concern”.
What family does the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker belong to?
The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Jungs from nest · Biely Kamen - Trohanka, Slovakia by Alexander Kurthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q210418 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Eurasian three-toed woodpecker – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi from Italy – CC BY-SA 2.0