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