C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Piciformes Picidae

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

CIOC 3893

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Piciformes · Picidae

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major).

ATK105

DEF65

XC707123 · Sonothèque ADVL · CC0 1.0

3812 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 25 cm
Body Mass: 74.9 g
Wingspan: 36 cm
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 105

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 105).

DEF 65

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 65).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Sonothèque ADVL · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic: widespread Habitat: Woodland

24 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Dendrocopos major major
Scandinavia and ne Poland to w Siberia
Dendrocopos major brevirostris
w Siberia to e Siberia, ne China and n Mongolia
Dendrocopos major kamtschaticus
Kamchatka Pen. (e Siberia)
Dendrocopos major anglicus
Great Britain
Dendrocopos major pinetorum
c Europe
Dendrocopos major parroti
Corsica
Dendrocopos major harterti
Sardinia
Dendrocopos major italiae
Italy, Sicily and w Slovenia
Dendrocopos major hispanus
Iberian Pen.
Dendrocopos major canariensis
Tenerife (c Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
Dendrocopos major thanneri
Gran Canaria (c Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
Dendrocopos major mauritanus
Morocco
Dendrocopos major numidus
n Algeria and Tunisia
Dendrocopos major candidus
Romania and s Ukraine to Greece
Dendrocopos major paphlagoniae
n Turkey
Dendrocopos major tenuirostris
Caucasus and Transcaucasia (sw Asia)
Dendrocopos major poelzami
se Azerbaijan, n Iran and sw Turkmenistan
Dendrocopos major japonicus
se Siberia, ne China, Korean Pen. and n, c Japan
Dendrocopos major wulashanicus
Inner Mongolia (n China)
Dendrocopos major cabanisi
e China
Dendrocopos major beicki
c China
Dendrocopos major mandarinus
s China and e Myanmar to n Laos and n Vietnam
Dendrocopos major stresemanni
ne India, ne Myanmar to se Tibet and sc China (w Sichuan, Yunnan)
Dendrocopos major hainanus
Hainan I. (off se China)