English: Black Woodpecker 

Russian: Желна, Чёрный дятел
Mongolian: Хар тоншуул, Хар тогшуурга
German: Schwarzspecht
French: Pic noir   
Japanese:  クマゲラ (Kuma-gera) Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE

Body length: 45-55 cm
Wing span: 67-73 cm

Resident breeder
Breeding season: May-August

Egg number: 4-6 (occasionally 9)
Egg colour: Smooth and glossy white.
Brood:  1 per year

Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least concern

Food: Tree living insects and their larvae.

Habitat: Breeding pairs nest in tree holes in deciduous and coniferous trees in deciduous and mixed forests in mountain taiga, forest steppe and river valleys. Both adults excavate nesting trees. The nest is cavity unlined or lined with a few wood chips. The entrance of the holes id 10-12 cm in diameter and the internal cavity is 20-22 cm wide.