Great-spotted woodpecker  (Dendrocopos major)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Piciformes
Family Picidae
Genus Dendrocopos (1)
Size Length: 23-26 cm (2)
Wingspan: 38-44 cm (2)
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Status

Widespread and common species. Protected at all times under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (6) and included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Green List (low conservation concern) (7).