{"id":25352,"date":"2012-11-05T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:52","slug":"great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is a species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It is distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia, and usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of its range.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Great Spotted Woodpecker\u00a0<i>Dendrocopos\u00a0major<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-228-25352\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1644\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-9.jpg\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/thumbs\/thumbs_great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1643\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-8.jpg\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/thumbs\/thumbs_great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1642\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-7.jpg\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/thumbs\/thumbs_great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1641\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-6.jpg\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/thumbs\/thumbs_great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1640\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-5.jpg\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/thumbs\/thumbs_great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1639\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-4.jpg\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/thumbs\/thumbs_great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1638\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-3.jpg\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/thumbs\/thumbs_great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1637\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-2.jpg\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/thumbs\/thumbs_great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1636\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major\/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major-10.jpg\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) \" 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It is distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia, and usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of its range. 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