Piotr Dębowski1, Józef Dukała, Maciej Wachecki, Włodzimierz Szczepaniak, Grzegorz Stojek, Andrzej Staśkowiak, Łukasz Maślikowski
Ornis Polonica 2021, 62: 101–112
https://doi.org/10.12657/ornis.2021.2.2
Abstract: The paper presents results of counts of woodpeckers Picidae conducted in 2020 in the central part of the Suchedniowskie Forests located on Kielce Upland. The study area of ca 2,940 ha was covered mainly by fir-beech and pine forests. Sound stimulation was used to detect the presence of woodpeckers. The density of Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major was estimated on a survey plot of 365 ha. The density of stenotopic species was calculated per a total study area (landscape density) and per the area of one the preferred forest type (ecological density). We found six species of woodpeckers associated with the interior of mixed forests. The densities of woodpeckers were as follows: Great Spotted Woodpecker – 0.8 ter./10 ha, Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius – 5.1 ter./10 km2 of the total area, White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos – 0.7 ter./10 km2 of the total area and 0.4 ter./km2 of deciduous forests, Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius – respectively 5.8–6.1 ter./10 km2 and 3.3–3.5 ter./km2, Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus – 3.5 ter./10 km2 and 0.7 ter./km2 , and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor – 2.0–2.4 ter./10 km2 and 1.2–1.3 ter./km2. High diversity of woodpeckers in the Suchedniowskie Forests and the presence of stenotopic species, including the White-backed Woodpecker, suggest a relatively good conditions of these stands associated with large amounts of dead wood.
Keywords: Dendrocopos leucotos, fir-beech forests, numbers, Picidae, the Suchedniowskie Forests, White-backed Woodpecker, woodpeckers
