Great spotted woodpecker

Dendrocopos major
Woodpeckers (Picidae)

♂

Great spotted woodpeckeron RikenMon's Nature.Guide

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Large black/white woodpecker with white shoulder markings and white wing markings, a red rump and tail base. A white face and cheeks with a black ring up to the sturdy beak. ♂ has a black cap with a red neck marking, ♀a black cap with a black neck marking. The young have a red cap with a black edge. Drums in winter. Both ♂ and ♀ drum while courting. 

Looks for small bugs under tree bark but takes eggs from birds as well. 

⇔ l. 20-26 cm

LA:
≈ The DENDROCOPOS MINOR (Lesser spotted woodpecker) is much smaller and has a red cap and no red rump.
≈ The DENDROCOPOS MEDIUS (Middle spotted woodpecker) is more chubby and with a red or white cap and smaller beak.
≈ The DENDROCOPOS SYRIACUS (Syrian woodpecker) is very similar but lacks the closed black cheek circle. See photo LA.

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