Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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 Wider Countryside Report
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Regional Trends:
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No regional trends available
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Distribution:
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Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases)
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
1400 to 2900 pairs
in 2000
Note: Probably now an overestimate
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First Record:
1666
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Conservation Status:
RED
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
GREEN
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Races of Concern:
comminutus RED (Recent Decline)
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
200 to 500 thousand pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
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Survey Results:
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BirdTrack
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
19 x 15 mm
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Egg Weight:
2.2 g (of which 6 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
5
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Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
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4.70 ± 1.42 (2 - 6) N = 10
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Incubation:
14- 15 days
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14.10 ± 1.02 (12 - 15.5) N = 10
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by the:
Male + Female
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Fledging:
19 - 22days
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20.52 ± 1.30 (19 - 22.5) N = 88
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as:
Altricial, naked
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
28
(Annual Totals)
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Adult Survival:
0.850
(Sexes similar)
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
6 years 4 months 9 days (set in 2010)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
B
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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88.1 ± 2.2
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Range
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84 - 91 mm, N =64
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Juvenile:
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87.9 ± 2.4
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84 - 91 mm, N =29
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Male:
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88.1 ± 2.1
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85 - 92 mm, N =42
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Female:
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88.1 ± 2.3
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84 - 91 mm, N =22
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Weight
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Adult:
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20.68 ± 1.09
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Range
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19.00 - 22.50 g , N =59
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Juvenile:
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20.51 ± 1.13
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19.10 - 22.00 g , N =28
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Male:
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20.76 ± 1.11
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19.10 - 22.60 g , N =38
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Female:
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20.54 ± 1.07
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19.00 - 22.00 g , N =21
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Gaelic:
Snagan-daraich-beag
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Welsh:
Cnocell Fraith Leiaf
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Danish:
Lille flagspætte
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Dutch:
Kleine bonte specht
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Finnish:
Pikkutikka
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French:
Pic épeichette
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German:
Kleinspecht
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Hungarian:
Kis fakopáncs
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Icelandic:
Stubbspæta
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Irish:
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Italian:
Picchio rosso minore
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Norwegian:
Dvergspett
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Polish:
Dzieciolek
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Portuguese:
Pica-pau-malhado-pequeno
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Spanish:
Pico menor
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Swedish:
Mindre hackspett
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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No books written recently
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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