Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Picus [viridis or sharpei] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

• Picus [canus x viridis] (hybrid)
• Picus [viridis x sharpei] (hybrid)
• Picus [canus or viridis] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аҮларкәыкә иаүәа , аҮларкәыкәиаүәа
Afrikaans: Groenspeg
Asturian: Picaniellu, Picatueru, Picurrinchón euroasiáticu
Azerbaijani: kişnəyən yaşılağacdələn, Yaşıl ağacdələn
Bashkir: йәшел туҡран, йәшел тумыртҡа
Belarusian: zialony dziacieł, Жаўна зялёная, Зялёная жаўна, зялёны дзяцел
Bulgarian: zelen k"lvač, Зелен кълвач
Bengali: িআিঈময঱ীয় ঳ফুজ কাঠমঠাকযা
Bengali (transliteration): i'urēśīẏa sabuja kāṭhaṭhōkarā*
Breton: Ar gazeg-koad, kazeg-koad
Catalan: Picot verd, Picot verd comú
Montenegrin: zelena žuna, зелена жуна
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): зелена жуна
Czech: žluna, Žluna zelená
Chuvash: симĕс кайӑк, симĕс улатакка
Welsh: Caseg wanwen, cnocell werdd, Cnocell y coed, Coblyn gwyrdd, Taradr y coed, Tyllwr y coed
Danish: Grønspætte
German: Grünspecht
Greek: prasinotsiklitara, prasinotsiklitira, Δρυοκολάπτης, Πράσινος Δρυοκολάπτης, πρασινοτσικλιτάρα, πρασινοτσικλιτήρα
English: Eurasian Green Woodpecker, European Green Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker (Eurasian)
English, HBW: Eurasian Green Woodpecker
English (IOC): European Green Woodpecker
English (United States): Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Esperanto: verda pego
Spanish: Pito Euroasiático, Pito Real, Pito real euroasiático
Spanish (Spain): Pito euroasiático, Pito Real, Pito real euroasiático
Spanish (HBW): Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Estonian: meltsas, Roherähn, roherähn (meltsas), Roherähn e. meltsas, roherähn meltsas
Basque: okil berde, Okil berde europarra, Okil berdea, Picot verd
Persian: دارکوب سبز, دارکوب سبز اروپایی
Finnish: Vihertikka
Faroese: Sponspæta, spónspæta
French: Pic vert, Pic vert (Eurasie), Pivert
Friulian: pic vert, picot vert
Frisian: griene spjocht
Irish: cnagaire glas, petos
Gaelic: Lasair Choille, Lasair-choille, Snagarach
Galician: Peto verde, Peto verde eurasiático, Peto verdeal europeo, Picot verd
Manx: snoggeyder glass
Hebrew: נקר ירוק
Croatian: zelena žuna
Hungarian: Zöld küllo, Zöld küllõ, zöld küllő
Armenian: [Kanach Paytpor ], Կանաչ Փայտփոր
Icelandic: Grænspæta
Italian: Picchio verde
Japanese (romaji): yoaroppaaogera, yo-roppaaogera
Japanese: ヨアロッパアオゲラ, ヨーロッパアオゲラ
Georgian: მწვანე კოდალა
Kara-Kalpak: көк тоқылдаўық
Kabardian: жыгуӀу удзыфэ, жыгыуӀуудзыфэ
Mongolian, Halh: буурал тоншуул, увадна
Kazakh: жасыл тоқылдақ
North Karelian: vihrietikka
Cornish: Casek-cos, kasek koes
Kirghiz: жашыл доңкулдак, жашыл тоңкулдак
Scientific: Picus viridis, Picus viridis [viridis Group], Picus viridis viridis
Ladino: becalen vert
Luxembourgish: Grénge Spiecht , Gréngspiecht
Lithuanian: žalioji meleta
Latvian: zala dzilna, zaļā dzilna
Macedonian: zelen klukajdrvec, зелен клукаjдрвец, Зелен клукајдрвец
Mongolian: буурал тоншуул, духт ногоовор тоншуул, ногоовор тоншуул, увадна
Moldavian: Ghionoaie verde
Maltese: Bulebbiet Aħdar
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): духт ногоовор тоншуул, ногоовор тоншуул
Dutch: Groene Specht
Norwegian: Grønnspett, Gulspett, Løvspett
Occitan: pic verd
Polish: Dzieciol zielonosiwy, Dzięcioł zielonosiwy, dzieciol zielony, dzięcioł zielony
Portuguese: peto verde, Peto-real, Peto-verde, Pica-pau-verde, Picapau-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): Peto-real, pica-pau-verde-europeu
Romansh: pitgalain verd
Rhaeto-Romance: Pitgalain verd
Romanian: ciocanitoare verde, ciocănitoare verde, ghionoaie, Ghionoaie verde, zeleni-chuplitarka, zeleno-chuplitari
Russian: zelenyj djatel, Zelyony Dyatel, Дятел зеленый, зеленый дятел, Зелёный дятел
Sardinian: birde
Scots: cnag ghlas
Northern Sami: ruonáčáihni
Slovak: žlna zelená
Slovenian: zelena žolna
Albanian: qukapiku i gjelbër
Serbian: zelena žuna, Zelena žunja, Зелена жунја, зелена жуња
Swedish: Gröngöling, Gröngölning
Tajik: эзорсурхаки сабз
Turkmen: ýaşyl daşdeşen, yeşil ağaçkakan
Turkish: Yeşil Ağaçkakan, Yeşil Aşaçkakan
Tatar: яшел тукран
Tuvinian: ногаан торга
Udmurt: вож кыр, вож сизь, сись кукчо
Ukrainian: zеlеnij djatеl, Жовна зелена , зелений дятел
Uzbek: яшил қизилиштон
Sorbian, Lower: zeleny źiśelc
Sorbian, Upper: zeleny dypornak, žołma
Kalmyk: ноһан тоңшур
Chinese: 绿啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑枕綠啄木