European green woodpecker
picus viridis latin

It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the European Green Woodpecker.

The brand's logo is the European Green Woodpecker, which also provides its colour scheme.

There is a small woodland garden at the northern end, where European Green Woodpeckers can be heard.

Its plumage closely resembles its near relative the European Green Woodpecker.

(sometimes this taxon is considered a subspecies of the European Green Woodpecker by some authors)

Although the European Green Woodpecker is shy and wary, it is usually its loud calls, known as yaffling, which first draw attention.

Birds found there include the European Green Woodpecker and Glowworms are found there in the summer.

It is very similar to the European Green Woodpecker, especially females of the Iberian race P. v. sharpei.

Otter, Roe Deer and European Green Woodpecker can be seen if you're lucky in the southern reaches of the park.

The European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae.

The European Green Woodpecker is associated with Woodpecker Cider, an image of the bird is used on the merchandise.

The European Green Woodpecker spends much of its time feeding on ants on the ground and does not often 'drum' on trees like other woodpecker species.

Other birds include Greater Spotted Woodpecker, European Green Woodpecker, Lapwing and Goldfinch.

Both European Green Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpecker visit the site to feed and Buzzard and Kestrel hunt the area."

Amongst the most important species of bird are the Middle and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, the European Green Woodpecker and the Grey-headed Woodpecker.

'Yaffle' was among many English folk names for the European Green Woodpecker relating to its laughing call; others include Laughing Betsey, Yaffingale, Yappingale and Jack Eikle.

Fauna include insects such as dark bush-crickets, white admiral and ringlet butterflies, and bird species such as Sparrowhawks, Tawny Owls, Great Spotted Woodpeckers and European Green Woodpeckers.

Japanese Green Woodpecker (Picus awokera), also known as Japanese Woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker similar and closely related to the European Green Woodpecker, but endemic to Japan.

The birdlife of Frithy Wood has been recorded in detail with species including the Nightingale, European Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker which breed regularly.

There is also a diverse bird population, including the European Green Woodpecker, commonly seen feeding amongst the many anthills (which are also very important for in the lifecycle of the Lycaenidae butterflies) and the Turtle Dove.

The European Green Woodpecker has a large range and an Estimated Global Extent of Occurrence of between 1 million to 10 million square kilometres, and a population in the region of 920,000 to 2.9 million birds.

The more common European Woodpeckers are Great Spotted Woodpecker, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker, European Green Woodpecker and Black Woodpecker.

The main food of the European Green Woodpecker is ants of the genera Lasius and Formica for which it spends much of its time foraging on the ground, though insects and small reptiles are also taken occasionally.

More than 75% of the range of the European Green Woodpecker is in Europe, where it is absent from some northern and eastern parts and from Ireland, Greenland and the Macaronesian Islands, but otherwise distributed widely.

Woodland birds include the European Green Woodpecker and the rare White-backed Woodpecker, cliffs harbour the Red-billed Chough and Alpine Chough and bare mountain birds include the Rock Partridge and White-winged Snowfinch.