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Greater Spotted Woodpecker

Creation period
1971
Dimensions
24x6x5 cm
Technique
taxidermy
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Revold Malyshev
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
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The greater spotted woodpecker is one of the most wide-encountered representatives of the order of Piciformes. Its Latin name is Dendrocopos major. It inhabits the most diverse forest landscapes of the Palearctic: from the Canary Islands and northwest Africa to the east to Kamchatka and Japan, and almost everywhere it is an ordinary, numerous species.

The color of these birds is dominated by black and white tones, which in combination with bright red (pink in some subspecies) underwings imparts them a colorful look. The male has a red spot on the back of its head, and the female’s top of the head is entirely black; this is how they differ from each other.

This species’ breeding season lasts from late March to June. The construction of the nest is preceded by a noisy demonstrative behavior of birds, accompanied by screams, ‘drumming’ and mating games. The clutch usually contains 5 to 7 shiny white eggs. Both birds incubate them in turns, for about two weeks. At first, the chicks are quite taciturn, but with their first flight nearing, they become loud and start leaning out from the nest. At the age of about three weeks, they leave the nest.

In summer, birds feed on a variety of insects, collecting those on tree trunks and on the ground; they also dig up anthills and peel trees affected by pests. They feed their offspring the same ‘diet’.
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Having discovered insects, the woodpecker breaks the bark or makes a funnel in it up to 10 centimeters deep with strong blows of the beak. The bird chisels mainly sick and dried trees affected by pests, leaving healthy ones practically untouched. Having made a funnel in the trunk, the woodpecker launches its sticky tongue in the hole. The length of the woodpecker’s tongue is about 40 millimeters.
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In winter, woodpeckers feed mainly on the seeds of pine, spruce and larch, extracting those from cones. The birds tear cones from the branches and grind them in their “forges”, special holes in the trees. By spring, there are many cones piled up under such trees. In winter, woodpeckers feed mainly on the seeds of pine, spruce and larch, extracting those from cones. The birds tear cones from the branches and grind them in their “forges”, special holes in the trees. By spring, there are many cones piled up under such trees.

The woodpecker plays an important role in the forest ecocycle: small birds, such as tits and flycatchers, nest in the hollows pecked by it. In addition, it consumes large amounts of forest pests: aphids, caterpillars of butterflies and insects that feed on wood such as barbel, jewel beetles, bark beetles, ants and many others.
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Greater Spotted Woodpecker

Creation period
1971
Dimensions
24x6x5 cm
Technique
taxidermy
3
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