The Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is a woodpecker found across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. A climbing bird that drills into tree trunks for insects and to excavate nest holes. It typically occurs in forests and parks.
In the Nordic countries the Great Spotted Woodpecker is best described as a resident. Its global conservation status is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. On Fågelkartan you can see where it has been reported over the last 30 days, based on open data from the national species-observation systems.
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