Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Great Spotted Woodpecker
The Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Dendrocopos major
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 24 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrocopos major major
- Dendrocopos major brevirostris
- Dendrocopos major kamtschaticus
- Dendrocopos major anglicus
- Dendrocopos major pinetorum
- Dendrocopos major parroti
- Dendrocopos major harterti
- Dendrocopos major italiae
- Dendrocopos major hispanus
- Dendrocopos major canariensis
- Dendrocopos major thanneri
- Dendrocopos major mauritanus
- Dendrocopos major numidus
- Dendrocopos major candidus
- Dendrocopos major paphlagoniae
- Dendrocopos major tenuirostris
- Dendrocopos major poelzami
- Dendrocopos major japonicus
- Dendrocopos major wulashanicus
- Dendrocopos major cabanisi
- Dendrocopos major beicki
- Dendrocopos major mandarinus
- Dendrocopos major stresemanni
- Dendrocopos major hainanus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus major
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe == Sweden ex Fn. Suec.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.114
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Woodpeckers
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei
Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos analis
Okinawa Woodpecker
Dendrocopos noguchii
White-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos
Darjeeling Woodpecker
Dendrocopos darjellensis
White-winged Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucopterus
Himalayan Woodpecker
Dendrocopos himalayensis
Sind Woodpecker
Dendrocopos assimilis
Syrian Woodpecker
Dendrocopos syriacus
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minor
Crimson-naped Woodpecker
Dryobates cathpharius
Necklaced Woodpecker
Dryobates pernyii
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