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Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Photo by sttweets
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Description:

The Great Spotted Woodpecker (or Greater Spotted Woodpecker), Dendrocopos major, is a bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It is distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia, and usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of its range

Habitat:

The Lauwersmeer is one of the biggest nature preserves in the Netherlands

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