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The call of the great spotted woodpecker is a sharp kik, which may be repeated as a wooden rattling krrarraarr if the bird is disturbed. The courtship call, gwig , is mostly given in the display flight.
A male great spotted woodpecker. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 241 species of woodpeckers which make up the family Picidae. They are distributed among 36 genera, six of which have only one species.
Syrian woodpecker: southeastern Europe east to Iran Dendrocopos leucopterus: White-winged woodpecker: Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Dendrocopos major: Great spotted woodpecker: British Isles to Japan, and in North Africa from Morocco to Tunisia Dendrocopos noguchii: Okinawa woodpecker ...
The largest surviving species is the great slaty woodpecker, which weighs 430 g (15 oz) on average and up to 563 g (19.9 oz), and measures 45 to 55 cm (18 to 22 in), but the extinct imperial woodpecker, at 55 to 61 cm (22 to 24 in), and ivory-billed woodpecker, around 48 to 53 cm (19 to 21 in) and 516 g (18.2 oz), were probably both larger.
Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major; Syrian woodpecker, ... The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.
English: A juvenile male Great spotted woodpecker perched on a branch of a pear tree, 18 June 2021. Juveniles can be distinguished from adults by their red crown, which is more pronounced in males. Juveniles can be distinguished from adults by their red crown, which is more pronounced in males.
The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards recognize the funniest images in wildlife photography. The 2024 contest benefits the Whitley Fund for Nature, a wildlife conservation charity.
Middle spotted woodpecker (mellanspett), Dendrocoptes medius (A) White-backed woodpecker (vitryggig hackspett), Dendrocopos leucotos; Great spotted woodpecker (större hackspett), Dendrocopos major; Lesser spotted woodpecker (mindre hackspett), Dryobates minor; Gray-headed woodpecker (gråspett), Picus canus; Eurasian green woodpecker ...