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Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Photo: @mattia82076 · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Birds

Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Observations in the area
3
Last sighting
16 March 2026
Category
Birds
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The species

The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. There are four subspecies and it occurs in most parts of Europe and in western Asia. All have green upperparts, paler yellowish underparts, a red crown and moustachial stripe which has a red centre in males but is all black in females.

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