Eurasian green woodpecker – Picus viridis – or European green woodpecker – is a quite large resident Eurasian woodpecker of Type – arboreal-forager, Family Picidae and Order Piciformes. It has a widespread range over Europe that extends into SW Asia. In the AWB Region it is resident in Turkey, S Caucasus, Iran, NE Iraq and NE Syria, where it inhabits open grassy areas such as farmland with scattered trees and hedgerows. It spends more time on the ground than typical woodpeckers searching for ants as its major source of food.
Type - arboreal-forager - nests in a hole excavated in a mature tree, Typical Habitat - mature deciduous trees for nesting, open grassy areas searching for ants as food, Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Picus Species - Picus viridis Eurasian green woodpecker - Species - ebird.org Eurasian green woodpecker - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Eurasian green woodpecker - Card - oiseaux-birds.com Eurasian green woodpecker - Birds - vogelwarte.ch Eurasian green woodpecker - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Eurasian green woodpecker - Images - google.com Eurasian green woodpecker - Video - youtube.com Eurasian green woodpecker - Datazone - birdlife.org