The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is assigned to the genus Dendrocopos (sometimes incorrectly spelt as Dendrocopus).
The range of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker is the Palearctic region, but several subspecies are recognised.
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