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'''Common Name:''' Great Spotted Woodpecker 

'''Scientific Name:''' Dendrocopos major

'''Size:''' 9 inches (22-23cm)

'''Habitat:''' North-western Europe. Not in Ireland or Far Northern England/Scotland.

'''Status:''' Common and not endangered. Found in wooded areas including parks and gardens.

'''Diet:''' Insects, beetle larvae, fruits, and nuts.

'''Breeding:''' Five to seven white eggs are laid in generally in May. Nesting takes place in tree cavities. 

'''Cool Facts:''' In spring and summer, the Great Spotted eats insects but in the fall and winter; nuts, fruit and seed are collected.

Both male and female construct the nest. When drumming, the Great Spotted strikes its’ target 10-15 times a second.

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