Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Male of Great Spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Hampshire, Plaitford
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Clade:	Afroaves
Order:	Piciformes
Suborder:	Pici
Family:	Picidae
Subfamily:	Picinae
Tribe:	Melanerpini
Genus:	Dendrocopos
Species:	D. major
Binomial name
Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758)
Range of D. major
Synonyms
Dendrocopos submajor Dryobates major

Other names

Description

Similar species

The Great Spotted Woodpecker is considered to being unmistakable in appearance. However, species that are similar in appearance to it are the Syrian Woodpecker and the White-winged Woodpecker.

Behaviour

Diet

Calls

Reproduction

Distribution/habitat

References

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Projects
This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species. File:Piciformes diversity.png This article is part of Project Piciformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each woodpecker and ally, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Picidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each woodpecker, including made-up species.