What is "lesser spotted woodpecker"

n. (taxlink Picoides minor species noshow=1), a species of woodpecker.

The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It was formerly 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.