| Eurasian
Green Woodpecker |
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  Photo Dec 2007
by Pia's birdseye view ©
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Eurasian Green
Woodpecker call
(Picus viridis)
Jordi Calvet XC29051
12-09-2008, Spain
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Alternate name |
| Picus viridis |
Scientific name |
| Piciformes
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Order |
| Picidae
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Family |
| 31-33cm |
Length |
| Woodland, parkland,
agricultural land and gardens in: Albania,
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Corse, Crete, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro,
Sicilia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan & Wales. |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 5-6 white eggs
incubated by both parents in 17-19 days. Fledge 21 days. |
Clutch |
| Insects, larvae,
mainly ants & worms. |
Food Diet |
| Usually found on the
ground singly or in pairs. |
Habits |
| 726 |
World Number |
Least
concern |
Status |
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