Great Spotted Woodpecker / Dendrocopos major LC
- Synonyms Greater Pied Woodpecker, Great woodpecker, Red-crowned Pied Woodpecker
- Old latin name for bird Picoides major, Picus major, Picus varius, Dendrocopus major
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Where to see Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion widespread
- 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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аҮларкәыкә ӷраду, аҮларкәыкәӷра ду |
| Afrikaans | Grootbontspeg |
| Albanian | Qukapiku larosh kurrizbardhë, qukapiku larosh i madh, Qukapiku pika pika, Qukapiku i madh larosh |
| Arabic | نقار الخشب السوري |
| Armenian | [Khaytabghet Paytpor ], Խայտաբղետ Փայտփոր |
| Azerbaijani | Iri ala ağacdələn, İri ağacdələn, Iri (Iri ala) ağacdələn, Iri ağacdələn |
| Bashkir | туҡыртма, ҙур ала тумыртҡа, туҡран, сыбар тумыртҡа |
| Basque | Okil handia, Picot garser gros, okil handi |
| Belarusian | стракаты дзяцел, Вялiкi дзяцел, Дзяцел вялікі, Вялікі дзяцел, strakaty dziacieł |
| Bengali | ফড় চতরা কাঠকুড়াচর |
| Breton | Drailher-koad, pilkoad bras, Speg brizh bras, Ar pilkoad bras |
| Bulgarian | Голям пъстър кълвач, goljam p"st"r k"lvač |
| Catalan | picot garser gros |
| Chinese | 赤, 大斑啄木鸟, [ban zhuo-mu-niao], 斑啄木鸟, [da ban zhuo-mu-niao], 叼木冠, 白花啄必鸟, 臭喷打木, 大斑啄木鳥, 花喷打木, 花锛打木, 啄木冠, 大斑啄木, [da ban zhuo-mu], 花锛得儿木, 花啄木 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 花錛得兒木, 大斑啄木, 斑啄木鳥, 花錛打木, 叼木冠, 大斑啄木鳥, 赤鴷, 啄木冠, 臭噴打木, 白花啄必鳥, 花啄木, 花噴打木 |
| Chuvash | пысăк улатакка |
| Cornish | kasek koes vrith, Casek-cos bryth |
| Croatian | veliki djetlić, veliki djetao, Veliki Djetlic |
| Czech | strakapoud velký |
| Danish | Stor Flagspætte |
| Dutch | Grote Bonte Specht |
| Esperanto | granda buntpego |
| Estonian | suur-kirjurähn |
| Faroese | stór flekkuspæta, Stoór flekkuspæta, Spetta |
| Finnish | käpytikka |
| French | Pic épeiche |
| Frisian | grutte eksterspjocht |
| Galician | Peto real, Picot garser gros, Picapau común |
| Georgian | დიდი ჭრელი ხეკოდა, დიდი ჭრელი კოდალა |
| German | Rotspecht, Grosser Specht, Buntspecht |
| Greek | pardalotsiklitara, Πευκοδρυοκολάπτης, [pardalotsiklitara], Παρδαλοτσικλιτάρα |
| Hebrew | נקר עקוד |
| Hungarian | nagy fakopáncs |
| Icelandic | Barrspæta |
| Indonesian | Caladi |
| Irish | mórchnagaire breac, peto real |
| Italian | Picchio rosso maggiore |
| Japanese | アカゲラ |
| Kazakh | үлкен алабажақ тоқылдақ, үлкен шұбар тоқылдақ, Үлкен тоқылдақ, үлкен ала тоқылдақ, Шұбар тоқылдақ |
| Korean | 오색딱따구리, 오색딱다구리 |
| Latvian | dižraibais dzenis |
| Lithuanian | didysis margasis genys, Didysis genys |
| Luxembourgish | Bontspiecht |
| Macedonian | golem klukajdrvec, голем клукајдрвец, Голем шарен (Голем) клукајдрвец, голем клукаjдрвец |
| Manx | Snoggeyder, snoggeyder mooar |
| Mongolian | ар цагаан тоншуул, Алаг тоншуур, Их алаг тоншуул, цагаан арт алаг тоншуул, хондлойцагаан тоншуур, Алаг тоншуул, хондлой цагаан тоншуул |
| Northern Sami | Bihcabascáihni, Bihcebásčáihni |
| Norwegian | Barspett, flaggspett, Stor flaggspett |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Flaggspett |
| Occitan | pic mar |
| Persian | دارکوب خالدار بزرگ |
| Polish | Dzięcioł czarny, Dzieciol czarny, dzięcioł duży, Dzięcioł pstry wielki, dzieciol duzy |
| Portuguese | Pica-pau-malhado-grande, pica pau malhado grande, Picapau-malhado-grande, Pica-pau-malhado, pica-pau-malhado |
| Romanian | ciocănitoare mare, ciocanitoare mare, Ciocănitoare pestriță mare, Ciocănitoare pestriţă mare |
| Romansh | pitgalain grond |
| Russian | pestryj djatel, Pyostry Dyatel, Большой пестрый дятел, Большой пёстрый дятел, Дятел пестрый, Дятел большой-пестрый, Пёстрый дятел, Пестрый дятел |
| Sardinian | biccamatta, pertunghemuru, pittulatrunca, pìttau, toccheddadòrgia, pertunghefustes, pappafrumigas, biccalinna, toccatoccafuste, pitzulucau, attaccadorza, biccamuru, picculatruncu, pittigone, atacadolza |
| Serbian | veliki djetlic, Veliki detlić, велики детлић, veliki šareni djetlic, Велики шарени детлиц, Велики шарени детлић, veliki šareni djetlić, Veliki šareni detlic |
| Slovak | ďateľ veľký, Ďateľ veľky |
| Slovenian | veliki detel |
| Spanish | Pico picapinos, Carpintero Picapinos |
| Swedish | större hackspett |
| Tajik | эзорсурхаки калон |
| Tatar | зур чуар тукран |
| Turkish | Үлкен тоқылдақ, Orman Alaca Ağaçkakan, Orman Ağaçkakanı, Orman Alaca Aşaçkakan, Orman Alaca Ağaçkakanı, orman alaca ağaçkakany |
| Turkmen | uly ala daşdeşen, uly alabeder daşdeşen, orman alaca ağaçkakanı |
| Ukrainian | дятел великий, djatel velikij, дятел звичайний, Великий строкатий дятел |
| Uzbek | ола қизилиштон, катта қизилиштон |
| Vietnamese | Chim Gõ kiến gáy đỏ, Gõ kiến nhỏ sườn đỏ, Gõ kiến gáy đỏ, Chim Gõ kiến nhỏ sườn đỏ |
| Welsh | Cnocell brith, Cobler y coed, Taradr y coed, Cnocell brith mwyaf, Coblyn mwyaf, Tyllwr y coed, Coblyn y coed, Delor fraith, Cymynwr y coed, cnocell fraith fwyaf, Cnocell fraith fawr |