BirdPicidae
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis
- Habitat
- Deciduous woodland, parkland, and orchards with open ground for ant foraging
- IUCN status
- LCLeast Concern
- Wingspan
- ~40 cm
Ecological relationships
Nests in
AspenPopulus tremulaExcavates nest cavities in soft aspen heartwood, especially where fungal heart-rot is present; Aspen's rapid decay makes it a preferred nesting substrate in mixed woodland.
Black PoplarPopulus nigraExcavates cavities in the soft wood of Black Poplar in floodplain woodland; a key secondary nesting tree across continental Europe.