Woodpeckers in Iran
Our list for Iran has 4 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Iran in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 14–16 cm
- Wryneck 16–18 cm
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 23–26 cm
- European Green Woodpecker 30–36 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made