Great Spotted Woodpecker; Pico Picapinos

The Great Spotted Woodpecker is 23–26 centimetres long with a 38–44 centimetres wingspan. The upperparts are black, with white on the sides of the face and neck. A black line zigzags from the shoulder halfway across the breast, then back to the nape; a black stripe, extending from the bill, runs below the eye to meet this latter part of the zigzag line. On the shoulder there is a large white patch and the flight feathers are barred with black and white. The underparts are dull white and the abdomen and undertail coverts are crimson. The bill is slate black and the legs greenish grey. Males have a crimson spot on the nape, which is absent in females and juvenile birds. In the latter, the top of the head is crimson between the bill and the center of the crown instead.