Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius

Data Deficient

Aves · Piciformes · Picidae

About

The middle spotted woodpecker is a mainly European woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocoptes.

Fun Fact

The specific epithet is Latin for "intermediate".

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Diet of insects as well as their larvae, which it finds by picking them from branches and twigs rather than hacking them from beneath the bark.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance