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A photo of a European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), male
European Green Woodpecker, Male

European Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a large green woodpecker with a bright red crown and a black moustache. Males have a red centre to the moustache stripe which is absent in females. It is resident across much of Europe and the western Palearctic but in Spain and Portugal it is replaced by the similar Iberian green woodpecker (Picus sharpei). The European green woodpecker spends much of its time feeding on ants on the ground and does not often 'drum' on trees like other woodpecker species. Though its vivid green and red plumage is particularly striking, it is a shy bird, and is more often heard than seen, drawing attention with its loud calls. A nest hole is excavated in a tree; four to six eggs are laid which hatch after 19–20 days.
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Jon Webster
Wednesday 31 May 2023 - 11:37am
United Kingdom
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Seph Pochin
Wednesday 31 May 2023 - 7:00am
United Kingdom
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Ella Slinn
Wednesday 31 May 2023 - 5:05am
United Kingdom
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A Schmackebatz
Tuesday 30 May 2023 - 7:03pm
Germany
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