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    (c) Elio Giacone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Li Jianong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Paul Cools, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) yury-redkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Paolo Zucca, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Luis P. B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

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About

The great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 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 Eurasia and parts of North Africa. Across most of its range it is resident, but in the north some will migrate if the conifer cone crop fails. Some individuals have a tendency to wander,...

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