Kkamakttakttaguri

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.242

Category

동식물

Designated year

1973

Location

., 기타— 기타 전국일원

Coordinates

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This English description was machine-translated and may contain inaccuracies. Refer to the original Korean text for details.

The Black Woodpecker is distributed across Europe and Asia. In Korea, it was a resident bird commonly seen in central and northern regions until before World War II. It measures approximately 46 cm in body length and is entirely black. Males have a red crown, while females have red only on the back of the head. The bill is grayish-white with a dark tip. With its sharply triangular bill, it can peck wood effectively, producing a dull, loud sound that echoes through the mountains with each strike. It lays 3-5 eggs from April to June. It primarily feeds on adult beetles and their larvae, and also consumes ants and flies, occasionally supplementing its diet with plant fruits. The Black Woodpecker inhabits old trees, but due to indiscriminate tree-felling by humans, its habitat has been severely destroyed. Consequently, its population has declined dramatically, and today it has become a very rare resident bird, designated and protected as a Natural Monument.