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Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Moderate
Least concern
Photographed
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Picidae
- Size
- 20–24 cm (length)
- Weight
- 70–98 g
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifespan
- 2–5 yrs
- Habitat
- Woodland, Mixed forests, Parks, Gardens
About
The great spotted woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker with pied black and white plumage and a red patch on the lower belly. Males and young birds also have red markings on the neck or head. This species is found across the Palearctic including parts of North Africa.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.
