Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Least Concern

The Great Spotted Woodpecker is a bold black-and-white woodpecker with a red patch under the tail. In spring it drums rapidly on dead branches to advertise its territory.

Males and females of this species look different. The card art shows the male.

Great Spotted Woodpecker trading card from Birdey

Quick facts

Conservation status
Least Concern
Habitat
Forest
Region
Europe
Scientific name
Dendrocopos major
Card variants in the game
2

Real rarity, real conservation

This species is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Its population is widespread and currently not considered threatened.

Rarity in Birdey follows the IUCN Red List, the real-world conservation status of each species. The more threatened a bird is in the wild, the rarer its card is in the game.

More birds from the same habitat

Eurasian Green WoodpeckerEurasian Green WoodpeckerEurasian WryneckEurasian WryneckAcorn WoodpeckerAcorn WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerDowny Woodpecker

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