White-backed Woodpecker – Dendrocopos leucotos
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Observations in Finland
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Scientific name
Dendrocopos leucotos
Author
(Bechstein, 1802)
Vernacular names
- valkoselkätikka (Finnish)
- vitryggig hackspett (Swedish)
- White-backed Woodpecker (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.30438
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Published from Finland
Status in Finland
- Stable population
- BirdLife Category A
- Regular breeder
Protected
Protected by the Nature Conservation Act (NCA 2023/9) ?
Regulatory Status
Threatened species (NCD 2023/1066, Appendix 6) ? EU Directive on Conservation of Wild Birds Annex I ? OUTDATED Species to be protected urgently (Finnish Environment Institute 2010-2011) ? Safeguarding Endangered Species in Forestry – Lajiturva Project 2019–2021 ? Species used in the automatic procedure for forest use notifications (MKI-OHKE 2023) ? OUTDATED Threatened species (NCD 1997/160, Appendix 4 2013/471) ? OUTDATED Species under strict protection (NCD 1997/160, Appendix 4 2013/471) ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
- 2019 VU – Vulnerable
- 2015 VU – Vulnerable
- 2010 EN – Endangered
- 2000 CR – Critically Endangered
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