Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Green Woodpecker

Green Woodpecker Picus viridis

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Eurasian Green Woodpecker, European Green Woodpecker, Iberian Woodpecker
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Venissieux, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France - Feb 21, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  La Baule, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de La Loire, France - Jul 12, 2001 © Alain Fossé  La Baule, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de La Loire, France - Jul 12, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Montreuil-Juigné, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Mar 27, 2002 © Alain Fossé 
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Range

W. to c. Europe e. to the Caspian Sea;
Fragmented distribution in the e. part of its range;
(1) W. Europe from Britain and s. Scandinavia s. through the continent (Borzsony, Hungary) to the n. and e. Mediterranean region (s. France) then e. to w. Russia (Black Sea and Volga River).
(2) Sw. Europe in the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal, Spain, the Pyrenees) and ex. sw. France.
(3) Sw. Iran (Zagros Mountains).
(4) Italy e. to Bulgaria, Turkey, the Caucasus, n. Iran and sw. Turkmenistan. Formerly in se. Iran and possibly w. Pakistan (Baluchistan) in the Bampur River Basin.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Avisoft
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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