Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Wider Countryside Report
Regional Trends:
Wales
England  
English Regions
Distribution:
Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases )
BBS Maps
British Population Size:
Summer:
37 to 44 thousand pairs
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
 
First Record:
10th Century
[Fossil evidence from
early Holocene, up to 10,000 yr ago]
Conservation Status:
GREEN
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
anglicus AMBER (Important Population)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Deciduous Wood
And found in:
Villages
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
4 to 8 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I*), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
BirdTrack
Garden BirdWatch
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
27 x 20 mm
Egg Weight:
5.7 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
51
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
5.28 ± 1.49 (2 - 9) N = 43
Incubation:
14- 16 days
14.32 ± 2.10 (10.5 - 17) N = 42
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
20 - 24days
22.30 ± 2.91 (18 - 27.5) N = 362
as:
Altricial, naked
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
4 May (16 Apr - 22 May)
Number of Broods:
1
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
876
(Annual Totals )
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
10 years 9 months 22 days (set in 1976)
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
C
Wing Length
Adult:
132.4 ± 2.7
Range
128 - 137 mm, N =2663
Juvenile:
131.3 ± 3.5
126 - 136 mm, N =2357
Male:
132.5 ± 2.6
128 - 137 mm, N =1335
Female:
132.2 ± 2.7
128 - 137 mm, N =1319
Weight
Adult:
78.73 ± 5.31
Range
71.00 - 87.00 g , N =2113
Juvenile:
76.86 ± 5.68
69.30 - 85.00 g , N =1878
Male:
79.80 ± 5.32
72.00 - 88.00 g , N =1046
Female:
77.65 ± 5.08
70.00 - 86.00 g , N =1061
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Snagan-daraich
Welsh:
Cnocell Fraith Fwyaf
Danish:
Stor flagspćtte
Dutch:
Grote bonte specht
Finnish:
Käpytikka
French:
Pic épeiche
German:
Buntspecht
Hungarian:
Nagy fakopáncs
Icelandic:
Barrspćta
Irish:
Mórchnagaire Breac
Italian:
Picchio rosso maggiore
Norwegian:
Flaggspett
Polish:
Dzieciol duzy
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-malhado-grande
Spanish:
Pico picapinos
Swedish:
Större hackspett
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Michalek, K.G. & Miettinen, J. 2003 BWP Update 5:101-184
See Also:
Find scientific papers on Google Scholar
or Scirus by clicking the icon
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead