Green Woodpecker (Eurasian)

(C) Charles J Sharp (shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license)

 

Scientific Name: Picus viridis

Appearance: Large woodpecker, often encountered on the ground. Large, dagger-like beak. Vivid red cap, black around pale-coloured eye, and pale green ‘cheeks’. Male has black ‘moustache’ with a red centre, all-black in female. Upperparts apple-green. Underparts yellowish. White-barred, dark grey wing-tips and bright yellow-green rump obvious in flight.

Song: Most commonly heard call is raucous, slightly descending territorial ‘yaffle’. May be likened to some raptor calls.

When heard: Resident. ‘Yaffle’ call peaks February through April. Quieter outside of this period, but may be heard year-round.

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