Middle spotted woodpecker

Dendrocopos medius
Woodpeckers (Picidae)

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Black white marked woodpecker. The ♀, ♂ and young have a red cap, pink-red rump, yellowish belly with brown stripes. A white marking on the wing, white face and a black neck marking. A thin beak.

Rarely drums, but with its long tongue, it finds small bugs beneath the bark. A shallow burrow is carved out of decayed wood.  

⇔ l. 20-22 cm

LA:
≈ The DENDROCOPOS MAJOR (Great spotted woodpecker) is larger and has a black cap and a red neck marking. Its young, however, initially have a red cap giving a similar appearance. 
≈ The DENDROCOPOS MINOR (Lesser spotted woodpecker) is smaller and lacks the white wing markings. 
≈ The DENDROCOPOS LEUCOTOS (White-backed woodpecker) is very similar but has a white lower back and the black neck marking continues to the beak. See photo LA.

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