Where does the Great Spotted Woodpecker live?
Dendrocopos major has 5,380,137 records in 80 countries and territories, from 1575 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 5,380,137 records
- 80 places
- 194 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPiciformesPicidaeDendrocopos
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
15752026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,071,951 | |
| Netherlands | 781,175 | |
| France | 556,164 | |
| Germany | 486,990 | |
| United Kingdom | 428,500 | |
| Denmark | 357,581 | |
| Norway | 329,077 | |
| Finland | 289,152 | |
| Spain | 193,251 | |
| Belgium | 189,424 | |
| Russia | 114,144 | |
| Czechia | 80,227 | |
| Portugal | 68,459 | |
| Italy | 65,609 | |
| Poland | 52,907 | |
| Estonia | 44,215 | |
| Austria | 34,798 | |
| Switzerland | 27,904 | |
| China | 25,899 | |
| South Korea | 21,828 | |
| Hungary | 16,314 | |
| Ukraine | 15,855 | |
| Japan | 15,771 | |
| Bulgaria | 14,759 | |
| Serbia | 13,941 | |
| Slovakia | 10,699 | |
| Croatia | 7,979 | |
| Luxembourg | 7,000 | |
| Lithuania | 6,924 | |
| Åland Islands | 5,899 | |
| Romania | 5,844 | |
| Belarus | 5,616 | |
| Slovenia | 5,117 | |
| Ireland | 4,359 | |
| Türkiye | 3,745 | |
| Latvia | 3,622 | |
| Morocco | 3,001 | |
| Greece | 2,672 | |
| Georgia | 1,771 | |
| Moldova | 1,630 |
Showing the top 40 of 80 places.
Related animals
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15,440,425 records
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7,537,149 records
Pileated Woodpecker
5,375,192 records
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
2,469,379 records
Acorn Woodpecker
1,830,303 records
Black Woodpecker
1,219,736 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.