Name

Piciformes

European green woodpecker

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Piciformes

Habitat

Terrestrial. Deciduous forests and open areas with scattered deciduous trees.

Feeding

Insectivore. It mainly feeds on ants.

Distribution

Iberian Peninsula and South of France

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

A woodpecker with a powerful undulating flight, olive-green colouring with yellow obispillum and red crown (and whiskers in males). Sedentary.