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| Ole Thorsen | profile | all galleries >> Birds and other animals (updated:2014-10-06) >> Garden & Forest Birds - One gallery for each bird (updated:2014-10-06) >> Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) (updated:2008-09-14) | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
| The Great Spotted Woodpecker L 23-26cm (9.0-10.2") WS 38-44cm (15-17") breeds in woodlands, specially needle leaf forests, but also deciduous woodland dominated by Aspen, and in larger parks and gardens. It is often shy and cautious, but seeks often feeders during winter time. The natural food is insects and seeds, but it sometimes feeds on eggs and baby birds. During winter time mostly conifer seeds. The Great Spotted Woodpecker is the most common woodpecker, and is easily recognised by its black, white and red plumage. It has a sharp edged red spot on the undertail coverts against the white abdomen. The sides are without any stripes, and it has big white patches at the shoulders. The black wings has white arrow-formed bars. The adult male has a black crown and a red spot in the neck. The adult female has a black crown and neck. The juvenile has a red crown with a black edge, the undertail coverts is pale red with a more diffuse edge. |
Names: | ||||
| Sc | Dendrocopos major | ||||
| En | Great Spotted Woodpecker | ||||
| Da | Stor Flagspætte | ||||
| No | Flaggspett | ||||
| Sv | Större hackspett | ||||
| De | Buntspecht | ||||
| Fr | Pic épeiche | ||||
| Es | Pico Picapinos | ||||
| It | Picchio rosso maggiore | ||||
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte / Dendrocopos major) |
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