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Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius

The Middle Spotted Woodpecker is a colorful bird that loves to peck on trees. It has a bright red cap and a beautiful spotted back. These birds are great at finding insects hidden in the bark!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Middle Spotted Woodpecker has a vibrant red crown, lacking the black forehead and lores of similar species. It features fine barring on its flanks and a distinctive pinkish-red vent. Its black moustache stripe does not connect to the beak.

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Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Its drumming is quieter than other woodpeckers, sometimes barely audible. Wow!

Middle Spotted Woodpeckers excavate new nest holes every year! Wow!

This woodpecker prefers older, decaying trees, vital for its insect diet. Wow!

Unlike many woodpeckers, it often forages on smaller, higher branches. Wow!

Habilidades especiales

Middle Spotted Woodpecker has a specialized skull that absorbs impact, helping them peck trees vigorously without getting a headache.

Middle Spotted Woodpecker can grip tree bark tightly with two toes pointing forward and two backward, helping them climb with ease.

Middle Spotted Woodpecker can stretch its long, barbed tongue covered in sticky saliva, helping them snatch hidden insects.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 20-22 cm
Envergadura: 34-39 cm
Peso: 0.05-0.085 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 5-8
Incubación: 11-14 días

Dieta y alimentación

Mostly eats insects and their larvae, especially from decaying wood, but also enjoys some fruit and sap.

Alimentos principales

Beetle larvae
Ants
Caterpillars
Spiders
Tree sap
Berries

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

English Oak

Quercus robur

Provides habitat, insects, and sap for the woodpecker.

hunts

Great Capricorn Beetle

Cerambyx cerdo

Woodpecker preys on larvae in decaying wood.

eaten by

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

A primary avian predator of the Middle Spotted Woodpecker.

eaten by

Pine Marten

Martes martes

Preys on woodpeckers and their eggs in nest cavities.

Rasgos

Manchado

Marcado con manchas o parches de un color diferente.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.