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Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Pico Picapinos
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Picus major.

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Number of Photography: 21

Foto
Photography ID: 657121
  Adult
Granada
Granada
Spain
09/16/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 625244
 Madrid
Madrid
Spain
01/15/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 528773
♂  Adult
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
02/08/2023
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 511988
 Mestre
Venecia
Italy
10/12/2022
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 350058
  Adult
Sepùlveda
Segovia
Spain
06/21/2019
Claudia Mora
Foto
Photography ID: 347597
♀  Adult
Lagoa de Louro
La Coruña
Spain
08/25/2019
Germán Gil
Foto
Photography ID: 327839
♀  Adult
Villa borghese
Roma
Italy
03/18/2019
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 303994
  Adult
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
03/15/2017
Francisco Javier Martín Pérez
Foto
Photography ID: 297220
♂  Adult
Salzburgo
Salzburgo
Austria
06/09/2009
Claudia Mora
Foto
Photography ID: 277709
♂  Adult
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
04/21/2018
Santos Di Mauro
Foto
Photography ID: 267855
♂  Adult
Avenches
Vaud
Switzerland
12/31/2012
Federico Carlos Izasa
Foto
Photography ID: 265945
♀  Adult
Leusden
Utrecht
Netherlands
05/17/2018
Rutger Koperdraad



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Number of Records: 77



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239853529/11/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenMatschertal - Upialm, Matsch1Gerardo Lloret
239830204/10/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenHochferner Biwak to Griesscharte, Pfitscher Tal2Gerardo Lloret
237624101/10/2025SpainMadridParque El Retiro, MadridPablo Eguia
236420920/09/2025ItalyTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolLago di Pontelletto, Fortezza1Gerardo Lloret
237585616/09/2025SpainGranadaGranada1Pablo Eguia
234518117/08/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenHelm - Heimatsteig, Sexten1Gerardo Lloret
234196510/08/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenTexelgruppe, Gruppo di Tessa, Naturns1Gerardo Lloret
234187419/07/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenAldeiner bach1Gerardo Lloret
234179922/06/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenTo Meran, Sarnthein1Gerardo Lloret
234744008/06/2025EstoniaTallinTapa-ohepalujärvGerardo Lloret
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.