The Syrian Woodpecker is a black-and-white woodpecker with pale red feathers under its tail, and it also uses trees in gardens and parks.
Its back and wings are black with white spots and narrow bars, its belly is white, and the underside of its tail is pale red. Adult males also have a red patch on the nape.
Researchers studied Syrian Woodpecker breeding in an agricultural landscape in southeastern Poland from 2003 to 2006. The study covered 73 nests across 305 square kilometres. The median egg-laying date was 12 May, and the median fledging date was 20 June. Clutches contained two to seven eggs, with a median of five, and incubation lasted between nine and thirteen days.
Young that fledged successfully left the nest after 24 to 30 days. Starling nest parasitism was the main observed cause of young loss in 31% of broods. The authors suggested that the higher reproductive output observed at this newly colonized range-edge site may contribute to the species' range expansion.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
At the southeastern Poland study site, starling nest parasitism was the main observed cause of young loss in 31% of broods.