Iberian Green Woodpecker
A species of Eurasian Green Woodpeckers and Allies Scientific name : Picus sharpei Genus : Eurasian Green Woodpeckers and Allies
Iberian Green Woodpecker, A species of Eurasian Green Woodpeckers and Allies
Botanical name: Picus sharpei
Genus: Eurasian Green Woodpeckers and Allies
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Description
The Iberian green woodpecker (Picus sharpei) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Iberian peninsula. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the European green woodpecker but differs in having little black on the head and a dusky rather than a black ring around each eye.
Size
33 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Dite type
Insectivorous