Piciformes · Picidae
Iberian green woodpecker
Picus sharpei (H.Saunders, 1872)
A green woodpecker of Iberia with a red crown, often searching the ground for ants.
Data
- Length
- 30–34 cm
- Wingspan
- 40–44 cm
- Weight
- 130–220 g
- Global IUCN
- Least concern (LC)
- Protection in Spain
- Special protection
Approximate measurements.
Curiosity
Its loud laughing call announces it long before it shows itself.
Records by month
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232,997 records in Spain
Where it has been recorded
Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.
Community of MadridCastile and LeónCataloniaAndalusiaGaliciaBasque CountryAragonCastilla-La ManchaValencian CommunityNavarreAsturiasRegion of MurciaCantabriaExtremaduraLa Rioja