Bird
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis · Picidae · Piciformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records2,489,783in 46 countries
Most seen inFrance567,144 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Eurasian Green Woodpecker in brief
The eurasian green woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a bird of the Picidae family — species of bird.
Across the 46 countries we cover it has 2,489,783 published records, most of them from France, Sweden and Germany. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France567,144 records · best Apr, May
Sweden511,197 records · best Mar, Apr
Germany296,095 records · best Jan, May
United Kingdom291,637 records · best Apr, Mar
Netherlands198,630 records · best Mar, Apr
Belgium178,333 records · best Apr, Mar
Norway111,468 records · best Apr, Mar
Italy61,825 records · best Jan, Dec
Denmark59,556 records · best Mar, Apr
Czechia54,663 records · best Mar, Apr
Switzerland23,091 records · best Apr, Mar
Austria21,433 records · best Apr, Mar
Poland20,161 records · best Mar, Apr
Spain19,603 records · best May, Jul
Bulgaria15,638 records · best May, Apr
Hungary11,149 records · best Oct, Apr
Slovakia6,211 records · best Mar, Apr
Türkiye5,718 records · best May, Apr
Serbia5,588 records · best Mar, Apr
Russia5,465 records · best Mar, Apr
Luxembourg4,794 records · best Apr, May
Greece4,722 records · best May, Oct
Slovenia2,276 records · best Jul, Oct
Georgia2,033 records · best May, Sep
Romania1,959 records · best May, Jul
Croatia1,866 records · best Sep, Oct
Portugal1,533 records · best Jun, Apr
Ukraine896 records · best Apr, Mar
North Macedonia882 records · best Oct, Sep
Estonia855 records · best May, Apr
Iran773 records · best Sep, Oct
Azerbaijan538 records · best May, Apr
Montenegro342 records · best Apr, Sep
Armenia310 records · best May, Oct
Bosnia and Herzegovina259 records · best Jun, Apr
Belarus231 records · best Mar, May
Andorra195 records · best Mar, Apr
Kosovo194 records · best Jul, Aug
Lithuania172 records · best Jul, May
Albania123 records · best Aug, May
Moldova78 records · best Apr, Mar
Liechtenstein73 records · best Aug, Oct
Latvia62 records · best Apr, May
Iraq6 records · best May, Apr
San Marino5 records · best Jul, Apr
Monaco1 records · best Jun, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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