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Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker

Picus [viridis or sharpei] (= Picus viridis) Linnaeus, C 1758

The European green woodpecker is a large green woodpecker with a bright red crown and a black moustache. Males have a red centre to the moustache stripe which is absent in females. It is resident across much of Europe and the western Palearctic but in Spain and Portugal it is replaced by the similar Iberian green woodpecker. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Picus
Scientific:
  Picus viridis


Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.113

Protonym:
  Picus viridis

Type locality:
  Europe, = Sweden ex Fn. Suec.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/131/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2CD77A29B88BB25C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2CD77A29

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2CD77A29


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554121

Geographic range:

  • Picus viridis viridis: Britain south to France, Alps, the northern Balkans, and Romania
  • Picus viridis karelini: SE Europe to Asia Minor, n Iran and sw Turkmenistan
  • Picus viridis innominatus: Zagros Mountains (sw Iran)
  • Picus sharpei: Iberian Peninsula and the Pyrénées
English:
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot verd comú/ibèric
Czech:
žluna zelená/iberská
Danish:
Grønspætte/Iberisk Grønspætte
German:
Grün-/Iberiengrünspecht
Spanish:
Pito Euroasiático/Ibérico
Spanish (Spain):
Pito euroasiático/ibérico
French:
Pic vert ou P. de Sharpe
Icelandic:
Græn-/ólífuspæta
Japanese:
ヨーロッパアオゲラ/イベリアオゲラ
Norwegian:
grønnspett/iberiaspett
Polish:
dzięcioł zielony/iberyjski
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-verde-europeu/pica-pau-verde-ibérico
Russian:
Зелёный/Иберийский дятел
Slovak:
žlna zelená/pyrenejská
Serbian:
Zelena žuna/iberijska zelena žuna
Swedish:
gröngöling/iberisk gröngöling


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker ( Picus [viridis or sharpei])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pic vert ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic vert ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Eurasian/Iberian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis/sharpei)
eBird version 2021:
Eurasian/Iberian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis/sharpei)
eBird version 2022:
Eurasian/Iberian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis/sharpei)
eBird version 2023:
Eurasian/Iberian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis/sharpei)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Picus viridis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Picus viridis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Picus viridis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Eurasian Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Picus viridis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Picus viridis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Picus [viridis, sharpei or vaillantii]

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Other synonyms

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Asturian: Picaniellu, Picurrinchón euroasiáticu/ibéricu
Azerbaijani: Yaşıl ağacdələn
Belarusian: Зялёная жаўна
Bulgarian: Зелен / Иберийски зелен кълвач, Зелен кълвач
Breton: Ar gazeg-koad
Catalan: Picot verd, Picot verd comú/ibèric
Czech: Žluna zelená, žluna zelená/iberská
Welsh: Caseg wanwen, Cnocell werdd, Cnocell y coed, Coblyn gwyrdd, Taradr y coed, Tyllwr y coed
Danish: Grønspætte, Grønspætte/Iberisk Grønspætte
German: Grün-/Iberiengrünspecht, Grunspecht, Grünspecht
Greek: Δρυοκολάπτης, Ευρωπαϊκός/Ιβηρικός Πράσινος Δρυοκολάπτης, Πράσινος Δρυοκολάπτης
English: Eurasian Green or Iberian Woodpecker, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Eurasian/Iberian Green Woodpecker, European Green Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker
English, HBW: Eurasian/Iberian Green Woodpecker
English (IOC): European/Iberian Green Woodpecker
English (United States): Eurasian/Iberian Green Woodpecker
Esperanto: verda pego
Spanish: Pito Euroasiático/Ibérico, Pito Real, Pito Real Euroasiático/Real Ibérico
Spanish (Spain): Pito euroasiático/ibérico, Pito Real, Pito real euroasiático/real ibérico
Spanish (HBW): Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Estonian: meltsas, Roherähn
Basque: Okil berde europarra/iberiarra, Okil berdea, Picot verd
Finnish: Vihertikka
Faroese: Sponspæta, Spónspæta
French: Pic vert, Pic vert ou P. de Sharpe
Frisian: griene spjocht
Irish: Cnagaire Glas
Gaelic: Lasair Choille, Snagarach
Galician: Peto verde, Peto verdeal europeo/ibérico, Picot verd
Manx: Snoggeyder Glass
Hebrew: נקר ירוק
Croatian: Zelena žuna
Hungarian: Zöld küllo, Zöld küllõ, Zöld küllő
Armenian: [Kanach Paytpor ], Կանաչ Փայտփոր
Icelandic: Græn-/ólífuspæta, Grænspæta
Italian: Picchio verde
Japanese (romaji): yo-roppaaogera
Japanese: ヨアロッパアオゲラ, ヨーロッパアオゲラ, ヨーロッパアオゲラ/イベリアオゲラ
Georgian: მწვანე კოდალა
Scientific: Picus [viridis or sharpei], Picus viridis, Picus viridis viridis, Picus viridis/sharpei
Luxembourgish: Grénge Spiecht
Lithuanian: Žalioji meleta
Latvian: zala dzilna, Zaļā dzilna
Macedonian: Зелен клукајдрвец
Maltese: Bulebbiet Ahdar, Bulebbiet Aħdar
Dutch: Groene Specht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grønspett
Norwegian: Grønnspett, grønnspett/iberiaspett, Gulspett, Løvspett
Polish: Dzieciol zielonosiwy, dzieciol zielony, dzięcioł zielony, dzięcioł zielony/iberyjski
Portuguese: peto verde, Peto-verde, Pica-pau-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): Peto-real, Peto-real/Peto-real-ibérico, pica-pau-verde-europeu/pica-pau-verde-ibérico
Romansh: pitgalain verd
Romanian: ciocanitoare verde
Russian: Zelyony Dyatel, Дятел зеленый, Зеленый дятел , Зелёный дятел, Зелёный/Иберийский дятел
Slovak: Žlna zelená, žlna zelená/pyrenejská
Slovenian: zelena žolna, Zelena/Iberska zelena žolna
Albanian: Qukapiku i gjelbër
Serbian: zelena žuna, Zelena žuna/iberijska zelena žuna, Zelena žunja, Зелена жунја
Swedish: Gröngöling, gröngöling/iberisk gröngöling, Gröngölning
Turkmen: yeşil ağaçkakan
Turkish: Yeşil Ağaçkakan, Yeşil Aşaçkakan, Yeşil/İberya yeşil ağaçkakanı
Ukrainian: Жовна зелена , Зелений дятел
Chinese: 绿啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑枕綠啄木

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