Great Spotted Woodpecker

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Scientific Name: Dendrocopos major

Appearance: Upperparts bold black and white. Underparts bright buff with sharply demarcated red patch under tail. Large white ‘shoulder’ patches and white-barring on black wings displayed in flight. Male has crimson patch on back of head, absent in female.

Song: Loud, short, fast drumming of beak on surface of tree. Also, sharp vocal tchik and a fast chattering alarm rattle.

When heard: Resident. Drumming; from mid-January to start of nesting in April or May. Calls; year-round.

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