Least ConcernMiddle Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocoptes medius
One of the 2 woodpeckers on WAnimals
Birds · Piciformes · Picidae
Picus viridis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Unlike most woodpeckers, it spends much of its time foraging on the ground rather than on trunks, breaking open anthills with its bill to get at ants and grubs.
Weight
up to 176 g
Size
30 cm – 36 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: Bird Database; Planet of Birds; Brickfields Park; BirdLife DataZone; AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Wikipedia (European green woodpecker); PMC (genome assembly study)
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 209.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
