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ViewsLesser Spotted WoodpeckerFrom Opus(Difference between revisions)
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IdentificationDistributionBritain, France and northern Spain east across Eurasia to northern China and northern Japan. TaxonomyAbout ten races are recognised differing slightly in size and colour. Generally, birds with longer bills and wings and whiter plumage occur in the north and smaller birds with buffier underparts are found in the south but much intergradation occurs and there are few distinct boundaries between races. HabitatWoodland and forest containing dead and dying trees but favours deciduous trees and orchards, sometimes parks and large gardens, and tends to avoid conifers. BehaviourBird SongListen in an external program External Links
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