The range of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker is the Palearctic* region. It is a little bird which spends most if its time in the tops of tall trees in woods ands parks. The Woodpecker featured here is the male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; the female has a white crown.
The note of Picoides minor is a repeated keek, loud for such a small bird, and its vibrating rattle can with experience be distinguished from that of the larger species (Greater Spotted Woodpecker).
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* The Palearctic (or Palaearctic) is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface. Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone. It includes the terrestrial ecoregions of Europe, Asia north of the Himalaya foothills, northern Africa, and the northern and central parts of the Arabian Peninsula. (90)
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