C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Piciformes Picidae

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

CIOC 3863

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

Piciformes · Picidae

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor).

ATK75

DEF50

XC1182680 · Sonothèque ADVL · CC0 1.0

3782 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 14–16.5 cm
Body Mass: 19.8 g
Wingspan: 26 cm
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 75

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 75).

DEF 50

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 50).

* 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

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic: widespread Habitat: Forest & Woodland

13 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Dryobates minor comminutus
England and Wales
Dryobates minor minor
Scandinavia and ne Poland to the Ural Mts. (Russia)
Dryobates minor kamtschatkensis
Ural Mts. to the Sea of Okhotsk and n Mongolia
Dryobates minor immaculatus
Anadyr Basin and Kamchatka Pen. (e Siberia)
Dryobates minor amurensis
ne China, Siberia, Korean Pen. and Hokkaido (Japan)
Dryobates minor hortorum
c Europe
Dryobates minor buturlini
s Europe
Dryobates minor danfordi
c, e Greece and Turkey
Dryobates minor colchicus
Caucasus and Transcaucasia (sw Asia)
Dryobates minor quadrifasciatus
se Azerbaijan (sw Asia)
Dryobates minor hyrcanus
n Iran
Dryobates minor morgani
sw Iran
Dryobates minor ledouci
nw Africa