African Bird Club

Great Spotted Woodpecker - Pair

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Las Lajas (Vilaflor), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» September, 2011

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

» Subspecies canariensis, endemic from Tenerife Island, where it is locally common and spreading in recent years.