Male (Great Spotted) © Charles Thomas eBird S48607058 Macaulay Library ML 180000101
Female (Great Spotted) © Carlos Alberto Ramírez
Female (Great Spotted) © Paul Lewis
(Great Spotted) © Robert Gowan
Juvenile (Great Spotted) © Dominic Garcia-Hall
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Male (Great Spotted) © David Irving
(Atlas) © Karim Haddad
Male (Canarian) © Jana Marco

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major

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Identification

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Widespread black-and-white woodpecker with a range that covers much of Eurasia. Note the big white shoulder patches, extensive red on vent, and black crown. Male has a red nape patch; juvenile (both sexes) has a red cap. Size and bold black-and-white plumage distinctive in most of range. Inhabits almost all types of forest and woodland, parkland, gardens, even farmland with hedges and scattered larger trees. Feeds mainly on trunks and larger branches; also visits feeders. Gives a sharp “kik!”, often in series. Drums frequently, often giving a short, fast series that trails off quickly.

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