African Bird Club

Great Spotted Woodpecker - Adult female

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Ramón Caminero (La Orotava), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» July, 2019

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Dendrocopos major - Great Spotted Woodpecker

Bird Species (French)

»Pic épeiche

Bird Family

»Picidae - Woodpeckers

Bird Group

»Piciformes Barbet, Honeyguide, Woodpecker

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» The bird belongs to the subspecies canariensis, endemic to Tenerife Island, where it is spreading in recent years to new areas.