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Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopus major

Photo by MihaiER
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Field Notes

Description:

23 -26cm long, nesting in hollows carved in the tree trunks, usually at heights between 3 to 10m.

Habitat:

Low land forest (ash, oak, poplar...)

Reference Links:

Grote Bonte Specht Dendrocopus Major, Great Spotted Woodpecker

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PublishedJanuary 27, 2012

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