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European green woodpecker

Picus viridis

Photo by EmilieChich
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Upperparts olive green, underparts greyish green, black mask and red cap.

Habitat:

Common in European woodlands.

Notes:

In winter, some of these woodpeckers visit my garden, not the trees but the lawn, searching for worms and larvae.

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PublishedMarch 5, 2012

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