Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

Great Spotted Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos major)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 90 000 – 150 000 pairs

 

Distribution pattern

Distributed almost throughout the country with the exception of some predominantly agricultural areas with limited forest areas (the western part of the Danubian Plain, the Thracian Plain, the Burgas Plain, etc.).

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Breeding distribution 2013 – 2020 – The distribution and the estimation of the population size of the species for the period 2013 – 2020 is presented –

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

Breeds exclusively in denser forests from the coast to the alpine zone – in coniferous forests, broad-leaved deciduous forests, mixed forests, alluvial and riverine forests and brush, sometimes in larger strips of trees, shrubs and mosaics of them, including along rivers, in older orchards, tree and shrub plantations, as well as in large forest type parks outside or in settlements.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed