Image to followAI-generated illustrationDendrocopos leucotos
Dendrocopos leucotos
Family: PicidaeGenus: Dendrocoposnative in Germany
native in Germany
EEA Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2013-2018 · 90 %
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Plants
visited
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3
Interactions
documented
About this species
A woodpecker species recorded in Great Britain.
Ecological network
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Prey / FoodPlant food
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
14.28 cm
Weight
117 g
Max. Lebensalter
15.916667 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
4
Bebrütungsdauer
15 Tage
Ausflugalter
27 Tage
Ernährung & Verhalten
70% Wirbellose20% Früchte10% Samen
Scientific profile
An adult Dendrocopos leucotos has a body mass of about 117 grams and a wingspan around 14 centimetres. Its diet is dominated by invertebrates, which make up 70% of its intake, with fruit (20%) and seeds (10%) forming the remainder. The clutch comprises four eggs, incubated for 15 days. Young fledge after about 27 days. The maximum recorded lifespan approaches 16 years.
Visited plants
3 plants are visited by this species
Ribes nigrumViburnum opulus cv. 'Roseum'Sorbus aucuparia
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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