Black woodpecker

The black woodpecker is a striking bird that calls the old forests of northern Europe and Asia home. Known for its size, it’s the biggest woodpecker in its range, carving out roomy tree holes where it lives year-round. These holes later become homes for other forest creatures too.

• Its favorite food is carpenter ants, which it digs out of trees.
• This woodpecker doesn’t migrate, staying in its forest home all year.
• It creates large tree cavities that other animals later move into.