Green Woodpecker

Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Triglav National Park
66 Verified records at Triglav National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis), also known as the yaffle and sometimes called a nickle, 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 (Picus sharpei). The European green woodpecker spends much of its time feeding on ants on the ground and does not often 'drum' on trees like other woodpecker species. Though its vivid green and red plumage is particularly striking, it is a shy bird, and is more often heard than seen, drawing attention with its loud calls. A nest hole is excavated in a tree; four to six eggs are laid which hatch after 19–20 days. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Woodpecker sighting in Triglav National Park, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
7 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
8 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
10 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
12 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
13 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
14 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
15 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Woodpecker in Triglav National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Green Woodpecker sighting in Triglav National Park, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Woodpecker in Triglav National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Green Woodpecker in Triglav National Park in our monthly data.

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