Great spotted woodpecker
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| phylum | Chordata | The Great Spotted Woodpecker (or Greater Spotted Woodpecker) is a bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It is distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia, and usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of its range. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN, being widely distributed and quite common. A significant recent increase in the British population has been suggested as the cause of the recolonisation of Ireland.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Piciformes | |
| family | Picidae | |
| genus | Dendrocopos | |
| species | D. major |
