Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

English: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Portuguese: Picapau-malhado-pequeno

Classification

Family: Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Order: Piciformes

Size: 14-16 cm

Conservation: Least Concern

Rarity at Quinta: Uncommon

Migratory Status: Resident

Season: Spring

Time of Day: Morning

Mature deciduous woodland with dead wood

Habitat: Deciduous woodland, Orchards, Parks

Sparrow-sized, barred black and white, male has red crown

Call: High "pee-pee-pee"; weak drumming

Wood-boring insects and larvae