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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Picimorphes > Family: Picidae > Genus: Dendrocopos > Species: Dendrocopos major canariensis

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Teneriffe subspecies) - Dendrocopos major canariensis Koenig, 1889

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Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	1 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	A427

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Least Concern

Not evaluated

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
ES0000107	Spain	Montes y cumbre de Tenerife	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Picidae)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Buntspecht (Unterart von Teneriffa)	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Teneriffe subspecies)	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Grote bonte specht (Tenerife-ondersoort)	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Käpytikka (alalaji Teneriffa)	Finnish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pic épeiche (sous-espèce de Ténériffe)	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pica-pau de Tenerife	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Picchio rosso maggiore (sottospecie di Tenerife)	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pico picapinos de Tenerife	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Stor flagspætte (underart fra Tenerifa)	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Större hackspett (underart från Teneriffa)	Swedish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

Synonym	Author
All species of Picidae

Other resources

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Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

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