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  • Synonyms Lesser Pied Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Dendrocopos minor, Picus minor, Picoides minor, Dendrocopus minor

Lesser Spotted Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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    Drumming, © Niels Van Doninck
    Belgium
  • 2.
    Drumming, male, © Lars Edenius
    Sweden
  • 3.
    Call, © Denis Dujardin
    France
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    Drumming, © Niels Van Doninck
    Belgium
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    Drumming, © Romuald Mikusek
    Poland
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    Call, drumming, © Ad Postma
    Netherlands
  • 7.
    Call, © Cédric PEIGNOT
    France
  • 8.
    Drumming, © Jarmo Pirhonen
    Finland
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    Drumming, © Niels Van Doninck
    Belgium
  • 10.
    Drumming, song, © Lars Edenius
    Sweden
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    Drumming, male, © Elias A. Ryberg
    Norway
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    Drumming, © Sonnenburg
    Germany
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker subspecies (13)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dryobates minor amurensisne China, Siberia, Korean Pen. and Hokkaido (Japan)-No
Dryobates minor buturlinis Europe-No
Dryobates minor colchicusCaucasus and Transcaucasia (sw Asia)-No
Dryobates minor comminutusEngland and Wales-No
Dryobates minor danfordic, e Greece and Turkey-No
Dryobates minor hortorumc Europe-No
Dryobates minor hyrcanusn Iran-No
Dryobates minor immaculatusAnadyr Basin and Kamchatka Pen. (e Siberia)-No
Dryobates minor kamtschatkensisUral Mts. to the Sea of Okhotsk and n Mongolia-No
Dryobates minor ledoucinw Africa-No
Dryobates minor minorScandinavia and ne Poland to the Ural Mts. (Russia)-No
Dryobates minor morganisw Iran-No
Dryobates minor quadrifasciatusse Azerbaijan (sw Asia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKleinbontspeg
AlbanianQukapiku i vogël larosh, qukapiku larosh i vogël, Qukapiku pika laserik
ArmenianՓոքր Փայտփոր, [Pokr Paytpor ]
AzerbaijaniKiçik ala ağacdələn, Kiçik (Kiçik ala) ağacdələn, Böyük ağacdələn, Kiçik ağacdələn
Bashkirкескәй тумыртҡа, ваҡ сыбар тумыртҡа, ҡыҙыл ала тумыртҡа, ваҡ ала тумыртҡа, ваҡ тумыртҡа
BasquePicot garser petit, okil txiki, Okil txikia
Belarusianмалы дзяцел, Дзяцел малы, Малы дзяцел, maly dziacieł
BretonSpeg brizh bihan, Ar marc'h-koad bihan, pilkoad bihan, Kazeg-koad bihan
Bulgarianmal"k p"st"r k"lvač, Малък пъстър кълвач
Catalanpicot garser petit, Picot garser gros
Chinese小斑啄木鸟, [xiao ban zhuo-mu-niao]
Chinese (Traditional)小斑啄木鳥, 小斑啄木
Chuvashпĕчĕк улатакка
CornishKasek koes vrith, Casek-cos bryth lyha, kasek koes vrith vyghan
Croatianmali djetlić, mali djetao
Czechstrakapoud malý
Danishdværgspætte, Lille Flagspætte, Lilleflagspætte
DutchKleine Bonte Specht
Esperantomalgranda buntpego
Estonianväike-kirjurähn
Faroesedvørgspæta
Finnishpikkutikka
FrenchPic épeichette
Frisianlytse eksterspjocht
GalicianPicapau pequeno, Peto real, Peto pequeno, Picot garser petit
Georgianპატარა ჭრელი ხეკოდა, მცირე ჭრელი კოდალა
GermanKleinspecht, Kleiner Buntspecht, Zwergspecht
GreekΝανοτσικλιτάρα, Νανοδρυοκολάπτης, nanotsiklitara, [nanotsiklitara]
Hebrewנקר גמדי
Hungariankis fakopáncs
IcelandicStubbspæta
Irishmionchnagaire breac, peto
ItalianPicchio rosso minore
Japaneseコアカゲラ
Kazakhкіші ала тоқылдақ, кіші шұбар тоқылдақ, кішкентай тоқылдақ, Үлкен тоқылдақ, Кіші тоқылдақ
Korean쇠오색딱다구리
Latvianmazais dzenis
LithuanianMažasis genys, mažasis margasis genys
LuxembourgishKlenge Spiecht
Macedonianmal klukajdrvec, Мал шарен клукајдрвец, мал клукаjдрвец, Мал клукајдрвец, мал клукајдрвец
Manxsnoggeyder breck
MongolianБага алаг тоншуул, их алаг тоншуул, Цоохор тоншуул, Бага алаг тонщуул, алаг тоншуул, овууна цондуул, алаг тоншуур, Цоохор тоншуур
Northern SamiUhcačáihni, Deaggacáihni, uhcagirječáihni, deaggačáihni, cizáščáihni
NorwegianLiten flaggspett, dvergspett
Norwegian NynorskDvergspett
OccitanPic mar, pic pichòt
Persianدارکوب خالدارکوچک, دارکوب خالدار کوچک
Polishdzięciołek, Dzięcioł białogrzbiety, Dzieciol bialogrzbiety, dzieciolek
PortuguesePica-pau-galego, pica pau malhado pequeno, Pica-pau-malhado-pequeno, Picapau-malhado-pequeno, pica-pau-galego-eurasiático
RomanianCiocănitoare pestriță mică, ciocanitoare, ciocănitoare, Ciocănitoare pestriţă mică
RomanshPitgalain grond, pitgalain pitschen
Russiandalyj djatel, Малый пёстрый дятел, Малый пестрый дятел, mały dziacieł, Дятел малый, Малый дятел, Дятел малый-пестрый, Maly Pyostry Dyatel
SardinianBiccalinna piticu, Biccalinna pistrincu, Biccamuru pistrincu, Biccamuru piticu, Biccamatta pistrincu, Biccamatta piticu
Serbianмали детлић, Мали детлиц, Mali detlic, mali djetlić, mali djetlic, Mali detlić
Slovakďateľ malý
Slovenianmali detel
SpanishPico minor, Carpinterito Manchado Pequeño, Pico menor
Swedishmindre hackspett
Tajikэзорсурхаки хурди ало
Tatarкече чуар тукран
TurkishKüçük Ağaçkakan, Кіші тоқылдақ, Küçük Aşaçkakan
Turkmenküçük ağaçkakan
Ukrainianдятел малий, Малий дятел, djatel malij, Малий строкатий дятел
Uzbekкичик ола қизилиштон
WelshCnocell fraith fach, Coblyn lleiaf, Delor fraith leiaf, cnocell fraith leiaf, Cnocell brith lleiaf, Cnocell brith bach