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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker / Dryobates minor LC
- Synonyms Lesser Pied Woodpecker
- Old latin name for bird Dendrocopos minor, Picus minor, Picoides minor, Dendrocopus minor
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Related species

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Necklaced Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Crimson-naped Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker
Where to see Lesser 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
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Hungary
- Iran
- Iraq
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Åland Islands
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker subspecies (13)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dryobates minor amurensis | ne China, Siberia, Korean Pen. and Hokkaido (Japan) | - | No |
| Dryobates minor buturlini | s Europe | - | No |
| Dryobates minor colchicus | Caucasus and Transcaucasia (sw Asia) | - | No |
| Dryobates minor comminutus | England and Wales | - | No |
| Dryobates minor danfordi | c, e Greece and Turkey | - | No |
| Dryobates minor hortorum | c Europe | - | No |
| Dryobates minor hyrcanus | n Iran | - | No |
| Dryobates minor immaculatus | Anadyr Basin and Kamchatka Pen. (e Siberia) | - | No |
| Dryobates minor kamtschatkensis | Ural Mts. to the Sea of Okhotsk and n Mongolia | - | No |
| Dryobates minor ledouci | nw Africa | - | No |
| Dryobates minor minor | Scandinavia and ne Poland to the Ural Mts. (Russia) | - | No |
| Dryobates minor morgani | sw Iran | - | No |
| Dryobates minor quadrifasciatus | se Azerbaijan (sw Asia) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinbontspeg |
| Albanian | Qukapiku i vogël larosh, qukapiku larosh i vogël, Qukapiku pika laserik |
| Armenian | Փոքր Փայտփոր, [Pokr Paytpor ] |
| Azerbaijani | Kiçik ala ağacdələn, Kiçik (Kiçik ala) ağacdələn, Böyük ağacdələn, Kiçik ağacdələn |
| Bashkir | кескәй тумыртҡа, ваҡ сыбар тумыртҡа, ҡыҙыл ала тумыртҡа, ваҡ ала тумыртҡа, ваҡ тумыртҡа |
| Basque | Picot garser petit, okil txiki, Okil txikia |
| Belarusian | малы дзяцел, Дзяцел малы, Малы дзяцел, maly dziacieł |
| Breton | Speg brizh bihan, Ar marc'h-koad bihan, pilkoad bihan, Kazeg-koad bihan |
| Bulgarian | mal"k p"st"r k"lvač, Малък пъстър кълвач |
| Catalan | picot 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 |
| Chuvash | пĕчĕк улатакка |
| Cornish | Kasek koes vrith, Casek-cos bryth lyha, kasek koes vrith vyghan |
| Croatian | mali djetlić, mali djetao |
| Czech | strakapoud malý |
| Danish | dværgspætte, Lille Flagspætte, Lilleflagspætte |
| Dutch | Kleine Bonte Specht |
| Esperanto | malgranda buntpego |
| Estonian | väike-kirjurähn |
| Faroese | dvørgspæta |
| Finnish | pikkutikka |
| French | Pic épeichette |
| Frisian | lytse eksterspjocht |
| Galician | Picapau pequeno, Peto real, Peto pequeno, Picot garser petit |
| Georgian | პატარა ჭრელი ხეკოდა, მცირე ჭრელი კოდალა |
| German | Kleinspecht, Kleiner Buntspecht, Zwergspecht |
| Greek | Νανοτσικλιτάρα, Νανοδρυοκολάπτης, nanotsiklitara, [nanotsiklitara] |
| Hebrew | נקר גמדי |
| Hungarian | kis fakopáncs |
| Icelandic | Stubbspæta |
| Irish | mionchnagaire breac, peto |
| Italian | Picchio rosso minore |
| Japanese | コアカゲラ |
| Kazakh | кіші ала тоқылдақ, кіші шұбар тоқылдақ, кішкентай тоқылдақ, Үлкен тоқылдақ, Кіші тоқылдақ |
| Korean | 쇠오색딱다구리 |
| Latvian | mazais dzenis |
| Lithuanian | Mažasis genys, mažasis margasis genys |
| Luxembourgish | Klenge Spiecht |
| Macedonian | mal klukajdrvec, Мал шарен клукајдрвец, мал клукаjдрвец, Мал клукајдрвец, мал клукајдрвец |
| Manx | snoggeyder breck |
| Mongolian | Бага алаг тоншуул, их алаг тоншуул, Цоохор тоншуул, Бага алаг тонщуул, алаг тоншуул, овууна цондуул, алаг тоншуур, Цоохор тоншуур |
| Northern Sami | Uhcačáihni, Deaggacáihni, uhcagirječáihni, deaggačáihni, cizáščáihni |
| Norwegian | Liten flaggspett, dvergspett |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Dvergspett |
| Occitan | Pic mar, pic pichòt |
| Persian | دارکوب خالدارکوچک, دارکوب خالدار کوچک |
| Polish | dzięciołek, Dzięcioł białogrzbiety, Dzieciol bialogrzbiety, dzieciolek |
| Portuguese | Pica-pau-galego, pica pau malhado pequeno, Pica-pau-malhado-pequeno, Picapau-malhado-pequeno, pica-pau-galego-eurasiático |
| Romanian | Ciocănitoare pestriță mică, ciocanitoare, ciocănitoare, Ciocănitoare pestriţă mică |
| Romansh | Pitgalain grond, pitgalain pitschen |
| Russian | dalyj djatel, Малый пёстрый дятел, Малый пестрый дятел, mały dziacieł, Дятел малый, Малый дятел, Дятел малый-пестрый, Maly Pyostry Dyatel |
| Sardinian | Biccalinna piticu, Biccalinna pistrincu, Biccamuru pistrincu, Biccamuru piticu, Biccamatta pistrincu, Biccamatta piticu |
| Serbian | мали детлић, Мали детлиц, Mali detlic, mali djetlić, mali djetlic, Mali detlić |
| Slovak | ďateľ malý |
| Slovenian | mali detel |
| Spanish | Pico minor, Carpinterito Manchado Pequeño, Pico menor |
| Swedish | mindre hackspett |
| Tajik | эзорсурхаки хурди ало |
| Tatar | кече чуар тукран |
| Turkish | Küçük Ağaçkakan, Кіші тоқылдақ, Küçük Aşaçkakan |
| Turkmen | küçük ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | дятел малий, Малий дятел, djatel malij, Малий строкатий дятел |
| Uzbek | кичик ола қизилиштон |
| Welsh | Cnocell fraith fach, Coblyn lleiaf, Delor fraith leiaf, cnocell fraith leiaf, Cnocell brith lleiaf, Cnocell brith bach |



















