Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor comminutus

Classification

Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae

The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus Dendrocopos (sometimes incorrectly spelt as Dendrocopus). Some taxonomic authorities continue to list the species there.

Distribution

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker — (c) Morgan Caygill, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Morgan Caygill · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 29

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Morgan Caygill, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Morgan Caygill · CC-BY DescriptionLesser spotted woodpecker, Wikipedia contributors

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