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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
BTO Codes:
LS , LESWO
EURING No:
8870
Number in Britain:
2200 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder
Subspecies:
comminutus recorded in Britain (of 13 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
26 cm
Weight:
M/F: 21 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: dendron =tree + kopos =cutter
and L.: minor =smaller
World Distribution:
Lowlands of Europe, n&c Asia, nw Africa
Habitat:
Forest, forest edge
Diet:
Mostly insects on trunk, branch or leaf surface
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
No regional trends available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
1400 to 2900 pairs
in 2000
Note: Probably now an overestimate
First Record:
1666
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
200 to 500 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
19 x 15 mm
Egg Weight:
2.2 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
5
Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
4.70 ± 1.42 (2 - 6) N = 10
Incubation:
14 - 15 days
14.10 ± 1.02 (12 - 16) N = 10
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
19 - 22 days
20.52 ± 1.30 (19 - 23) N = 88
as:
Altricial, naked
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
28
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
6yr3m
(Sweden: 9yr 1m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
B
Wing Length
Adult:
88.1 ± 2.2
Range
84 - 91 mm, N =64
Juvenile:
87.9 ± 2.4
84 - 91 mm, N =29
Male:
88.1 ± 2.1
85 - 92 mm, N =42
Female:
88.1 ± 2.3
84 - 91 mm, N =22
Weight
Adult:
20.68 ± 1.09
Range
19.00 - 22.50 g , N =59
Juvenile:
20.51 ± 1.13
19.10 - 22.00 g , N =28
Male:
20.76 ± 1.11
19.10 - 22.60 g , N =38
Female:
20.54 ± 1.07 .
19.00 - 22.00 g , N =21
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Snagan-daraich-beag
Welsh:
Cnocell Fraith Leiaf
Danish:
Lille flagspætte
Dutch:
Kleine bonte specht
Finnish:
Pikkutikka
French:
Pic épeichette
German:
Kleinspecht
Hungarian:
Kis fakopáncs
Icelandic:
Stubbspæta
Irish:
Italian:
Picchio rosso minore
Norwegian:
Dvergspett
Polish:
Dzieciolek
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-malhado-pequeno
Spanish:
Pico menor
Swedish:
Mindre hackspett
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