Great Spotted Woodpecker / Dendrocopos major
| Great Spotted Woodpecker bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Greater Pied Woodpecker, Great woodpecker, Red-crowned Pied Woodpecker |
| Old latin name for bird | Picus varius, Picoides major, Picus major, Dendrocopus major |
| Order | Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers / Picidae |
| Genus | Dendrocopos |
| Breeding region | Eurasia |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Himalayan Woodpecker
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Darjeeling Woodpecker
Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
White-backed Woodpecker
Where to see Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Holy See
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Vietnam
- Åland Islands
Great Spotted Woodpecker subspecies (24)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dendrocopos major anglicus | Great Britain | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major beicki | c China | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major brevirostris | w Siberia to e Siberia, ne China and n Mongolia | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major cabanisi | e China | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major canariensis | Tenerife (c Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa) | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major candidus | Romania and s Ukraine to Greece | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major hainanus | Hainan I. (off se China) | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major harterti | Sardinia | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major hispanus | Iberian Pen. | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major italiae | Italy, Sicily and w Slovenia | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major japonicus | se Siberia, ne China, Korean Pen. and n, c Japan | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major kamtschaticus | Kamchatka Pen. (e Siberia) | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major major | Scandinavia and ne Poland to w Siberia | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major mandarinus | s China and e Myanmar to n Laos and n Vietnam | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major mauritanus | Morocco | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major numidus | n Algeria and Tunisia | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major paphlagoniae | n Turkey | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major parroti | Corsica | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major pinetorum | c Europe | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major poelzami | se Azerbaijan, n Iran and sw Turkmenistan | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major stresemanni | ne India, ne Myanmar to se Tibet and sc China (w Sichuan, Yunnan) | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major tenuirostris | Caucasus and Transcaucasia (sw Asia) | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major thanneri | Gran Canaria (c Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa) | - | No |
| Dendrocopos major wulashanicus | Inner Mongolia (n China) | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аҮларкәыкәӷра ду, аҮларкәыкә ӷраду |
| Afrikaans | Grootbontspeg |
| Albanian | Qukapiku pika pika, Qukapiku i madh larosh, Qukapiku larosh kurrizbardhë, qukapiku larosh i madh |
| Arabic | نقار الخشب السوري |
| Armenian | [Khaytabghet Paytpor ], Խայտաբղետ Փայտփոր |
| Azerbaijani | İri ağacdələn, Iri ağacdələn, Iri ala ağacdələn, Iri (Iri ala) ağacdələn |
| Bashkir | ҙур ала тумыртҡа, туҡран, туҡыртма, сыбар тумыртҡа |
| Basque | okil handi, Okil handia, Picot garser gros |
| Belarusian | Вялiкi дзяцел, Дзяцел вялікі, Вялікі дзяцел, strakaty dziacieł, стракаты дзяцел |
| Bengali | ফড় চতরা কাঠকুড়াচর |
| Breton | Drailher-koad, pilkoad bras, Ar pilkoad bras, Speg brizh bras |
| Bulgarian | Голям пъстър кълвач, goljam p"st"r k"lvač |
| Catalan | picot garser gros |
| Chinese | 啄木冠, 大斑啄木, [da ban zhuo-mu], 大斑啄木鸟, 花锛得儿木, 花啄木, 花锛打木, 白花啄必鸟, 叼木冠, 赤, [da ban zhuo-mu-niao], 斑啄木鸟, [ban zhuo-mu-niao], 花喷打木, 大斑啄木鳥, 臭喷打木 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 花錛得兒木, 大斑啄木, 花噴打木, 花啄木, 白花啄必鳥, 臭噴打木, 啄木冠, 赤鴷, 大斑啄木鳥, 叼木冠, 斑啄木鳥, 花錛打木 |
| Chuvash | пысăк улатакка |
| Cornish | kasek koes vrith, Casek-cos bryth |
| Croatian | veliki djetao, Veliki Djetlic, veliki djetlić |
| Czech | strakapoud velký |
| Danish | Stor Flagspætte |
| Dutch | Grote Bonte Specht |
| Esperanto | granda buntpego |
| Estonian | suur-kirjurähn |
| Faroese | Spetta, stór flekkuspæta, Stoór flekkuspæta |
| Finnish | käpytikka |
| French | Pic épeiche |
| Frisian | grutte eksterspjocht |
| Galician | Picot garser gros, Peto real, Picapau común |
| Georgian | დიდი ჭრელი ხეკოდა, დიდი ჭრელი კოდალა |
| German | Grosser Specht, Buntspecht, Rotspecht |
| Greek | pardalotsiklitara, [pardalotsiklitara], Πευκοδρυοκολάπτης, Παρδαλοτσικλιτάρα |
| Hebrew | נקר עקוד |
| Hungarian | nagy fakopáncs |
| Icelandic | Barrspæta |
| Indonesian | Caladi |
| Irish | peto real, mórchnagaire breac |
| Italian | Picchio rosso maggiore |
| Japanese | アカゲラ |
| Kazakh | үлкен шұбар тоқылдақ, Шұбар тоқылдақ, Үлкен тоқылдақ, үлкен алабажақ тоқылдақ, үлкен ала тоқылдақ |
| Korean | 오색딱다구리, 오색딱따구리 |
| Latvian | dižraibais dzenis |
| Lithuanian | didysis margasis genys, Didysis genys |
| Luxembourgish | Bontspiecht |
| Macedonian | Голем шарен (Голем) клукајдрвец, голем клукаjдрвец, голем клукајдрвец, golem klukajdrvec |
| Manx | snoggeyder mooar, Snoggeyder |
| Mongolian | Их алаг тоншуул, Алаг тоншуул, Алаг тоншуур, ар цагаан тоншуул, цагаан арт алаг тоншуул, хондлойцагаан тоншуур, хондлой цагаан тоншуул |
| Northern Sami | Bihcabascáihni, Bihcebásčáihni |
| Norwegian | Barspett, flaggspett, Stor flaggspett, Flaggspett |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Flaggspett |
| Occitan | pic mar |
| Persian | دارکوب خالدار بزرگ |
| Polish | Dzięcioł pstry wielki, dzięcioł duży, Dzieciol czarny, Dzięcioł czarny, dzieciol duzy |
| Portuguese | pica-pau-malhado, pica-pau-malhado-grande, pica pau malhado grande, Picapau-malhado-grande, Pica-pau-malhado |
| Romanian | Ciocănitoare pestriţă mare, ciocanitoare mare, ciocănitoare mare, Ciocănitoare pestriță mare |
| Romansh | pitgalain grond |
| Russian | Большой пёстрый дятел, Дятел пестрый, Дятел большой-пестрый, Пёстрый дятел, Пестрый дятел, pestryj djatel, Pyostry Dyatel, Большой пестрый дятел |
| Sardinian | toccatoccafuste, pappafrumigas, pertunghefustes, biccamuru, pitzulucau, picculatruncu, pittigone, atacadolza, biccamatta, pertunghemuru, pittulatrunca, pìttau, toccheddadòrgia, attaccadorza, biccalinna |
| Serbian | veliki šareni djetlic, Велики шарени детлић, veliki šareni djetlić, Veliki šareni detlic, veliki djetlic, Велики шарени детлиц, велики детлић, Veliki detlić |
| Slovak | ďateľ veľký, Ďateľ veľky |
| Slovenian | veliki detel |
| Spanish | Carpintero Picapinos, Pico picapinos |
| Swedish | större hackspett |
| Tajik | эзорсурхаки калон |
| Tatar | зур чуар тукран |
| Turkish | Үлкен тоқылдақ, Orman Alaca Ağaçkakan, Orman Ağaçkakanı, Orman Alaca Aşaçkakan, orman alaca ağaçkakany, Orman Alaca Ağaçkakanı |
| Turkmen | orman alaca ağaçkakanı, uly alabeder daşdeşen, uly ala daşdeşen |
| Ukrainian | djatel velikij, дятел звичайний, Великий строкатий дятел, дятел великий |
| Uzbek | ола қизилиштон, катта қизилиштон |
| Vietnamese | Chim Gõ kiến gáy đỏ, Gõ kiến nhỏ sườn đỏ, Chim Gõ kiến nhỏ sườn đỏ, Gõ kiến gáy đỏ |
| Welsh | Cnocell fraith fawr, Cobler y coed, Taradr y coed, Cnocell brith mwyaf, Tyllwr y coed, Coblyn y coed, Delor fraith, Cymynwr y coed, cnocell fraith fwyaf, Cnocell brith, Coblyn mwyaf |