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Dendrocopos major in life
In life — Great Spotted Woodpecker, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Elio Giacone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Elio Giacone
BPBM 30105Vertebrate Zoology

Dendrocopos major

Great Spotted Woodpecker

As recorded: Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Piciformes › Picidae

Region
Nepal
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Dendrocopos majorSpecies page ›

Dendrocopos major observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 113,755 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Dendrocopos major observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Clonshannon, Co. Offaly, Ireland

(c) daniel_mulhall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dendrocopos major observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Colchester Road, Colchester, England, GB

(c) Jake reader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dendrocopos major observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Кунгур, Пермский край, Россия

(c) Masha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dendrocopos major observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Хмельницький район, Хмельницька область, Україна

(c) Kateryna Hnatiuk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dendrocopos major observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

27419 Tiste, Deutschland

(c) Algrid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dendrocopos major observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Талицы, Московская обл., Россия, 141273

(c) Kate Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Dendrocopos major. BPBM 30105. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38048922. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-np/30105.

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