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Dendrocopus major
Woodpecker Wood"peck`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picid[ae]. Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike bill with which they are able to drill holes in the bark and wood of trees in search of insect larv[ae] upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed partly upon the sap of trees (see Sap sucker, under Sap), others spend a portion of their time on the ground in search of ants and other insects. The most common European species are the greater spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), the lesser spotted woodpecker (D. minor), and the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see Yaffle). The best-known American species are the pileated woodpecker (see under Pileated), the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), which is one of the largest known species, the red-headed woodpecker, or red-head (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), the red-bellied woodpecker (M. Carolinus) (see Chab), the superciliary woodpecker (M. superciliaris), the hairy woodpecker (Dryobates villosus), the downy woodpecker (D. pubescens), the three-toed, woodpecker (Picoides Americanus), the golden-winged woodpecker (see Flicker), and the sap suckers. See also Carpintero. Woodpecker hornbill (Zo["o]l.), a black and white Asiatic hornbill (Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in color.
Dendrocopus minor
Tapper Tap"per, n. (Zo["o]l.) The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor); -- called also tapperer, tabberer, little wood pie, barred woodpecker, wood tapper, hickwall, and pump borer. [Prov. Eng.]
Dendrocopus minor
Hickwall Hick"wall`, Hickway Hick"way`, n. [OE., also hyghwhele, highawe.] The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) of Europe. [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Dendrocopus from wikipedia

- Dendrocopos is a widespread genus of wood****s from Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The species range from the Philippines to the British Isles. The...
- formerly ****igned to the genus Dendrocopos (sometimes incorrectly spelt as Dendrocopus). Some taxonomic authorities continue to list the species there. The...
- Species: Y. canica****s Binomial name Yungipicus canica****s (Blyth, 1845) Synonyms Picoides canica****s Dryobates semicoronatus Dendrocopus canica****s...
- 101–184. Gorman, Gerard (2020). "Reverse mounting by three European Dendrocopus wood****s". British Birds. 113 (3): 180–181. Glue, David E; Boswell...
- rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus), and the white-backed wood**** (Dendrocopus leucotos). Some of the larger mammals that live in this region are red...
- him include the following, although not all are now considered valid. Dendrocopus major beicki Stresemann, 1927 a subspecies of the great spotted wood****...
- lapidarius Bombus lucorum Sterna hirundo Fulica atra Podiceps cristatus Dendrocopus major Ardea cinerea Delichon urbica Alcedo atthis Gallinula chloropus...
- heron (Ardea cinerea), breeding attested (42) Lesser spotted wood**** (Dendrocopus minor), breeding attested (1) Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), breeding...
- black wood**** (Dryocopius martius) and great spotted wood**** (Dendrocopus major) consume some larvae, but do not specialize on the sirex woodwasp...
- Family: Furnariidae Subfamily: Dendrocolaptinae Genus: Xiphocolaptes Lesson, 1840 Type species Dendrocopus albicollis Vieillot, 1818 Species see text...