Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Central Spotted Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Dendrocoptes medius, Picoides medius, Middle Spotted Woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Order Vulpetiformes, Family Woodpeckers, Genus *Woodpecker*
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The Central Spotted Woodpecker is found only in Europe and Southwest Asia, ranging from northern Spain and eastern France to Poland and Ukraine, and south to central Italy (locally), the Balkans, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran. Due to its resident nature, it has never been recorded in the UK.
The Central Spotted Woodpecker prefers to inhabit deciduous forest areas, especially areas with old oak, hornbeam and elm trees, and habitats with dense woodlands, grasslands and forest clearings.
Appearance
Details are unknown.
Detailed introduction
The Middle Spotted Woodpecker, scientifically known as Dendrocoptes medius or Picoides medius, is a species of European woodpecker.
The Intermediate Spotted Woodpecker prefers to forage high in the trees, constantly moving about. It primarily feeds on insects and insect larvae, feeding on branches and twigs rather than under tree bark. It also consumes sap. It rarely taps on tree trunks, using calls to maintain its territory.
During the breeding season, the Central Spotted Woodpecker will dig a hole about 5 cm wide in a decaying tree trunk or a thick branch. It lays 4-7 eggs per clutch, with an incubation period of 11-14 days.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.
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