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The Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) is a bird found in Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Germany, and 1 more countries. Old forests across Europe and Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Black woodpecker lives

Old forests across Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Black woodpecker

Recorded by Dag Österlund (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC979267. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black woodpecker

Where does the Black woodpecker live?

The Black woodpecker lives in Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Germany, and 1 more countries. Old forests across Europe and Asia.

What does the Black woodpecker eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black woodpecker endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Common blackbird
• Rock dove
• Eurasian blue tit
• Eurasian chaffinch
• Common wood pigeon
• Common buzzard

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.