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Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Description:

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 upper-parts, paler yellowish underparts, a red crown and moustachial stripe which has a red center in males but is all black in females.

Habitat:

A combination of old deciduous trees for nesting, and nearby feeding grounds with plenty of ants, is essential. This is usually found in semi-open landscapes with small woodlands, hedges, scattered old trees, edges of forests and floodplain forests. Suitable habitats for foraging include grassland, heaths, plantations, orchards and lawns.

Notes:

Photos taken @ Bikodze, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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5 Comments

Dijana Serhatlic
Dijana Serhatlic 5 years ago

Hvala Jopy, na lijepim rijecima. Svake godine dodju u isto vrijeme, budu malo i odu. :)

Jopy
Jopy 5 years ago

Nikad ih nisam vidila uzivo, nazalost! super fotke!!

You are welcome Dijana Serhatlic :)

Dijana Serhatlic
Dijana Serhatlic 7 years ago

Thank you so much, AntónioGinjaGinja, I really do like the website. Finally a group of people who appreciate small, invisible animals as much as I do ;)

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Dijana Serhatlic
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Dijana Serhatlic

Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spotted on Jun 25, 2013
Submitted on Aug 7, 2016

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