English: Great Spotted Woodpecker 

Russian: Большой пёстрый детял
German: Buntspecht
French: Pic epeiche
Mongolian: Алаг тоншуур, Их алаг тоншуул
Japanese: アカゲラ (Aka-gera)

Body length: 20-24 cm
Wing span: 38-44 cm

Resident breeder
Breeding season: May-August

Egg number: 4-7
Egg colour: Glossy white
Brood:  1 per year

Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least concern

Food: Tree insects and their larvae.

Habitat: Breeding pairs nest in tree holes in coniferous and deciduous trees in mixed forests in mountain taiga, forest steppe and in the valleys of lakes and rivers. The nest is elongated unlined cavity. The entrance is c.5-6 cm across, and the cavity Is 12 cm deep. On seasonal movements, they occur in Rocky Mountains, river valleys and planted trees in dry steppe.