Birds > Woodpeckers
OverviewThe European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), traditionally celebrated in British folklore as the ‘yaffle’ due to its ringing, laughter-like territorial call, is the largest native woodpecker across widespread temperate Europe and western Asia....
Birds > Woodpeckers
OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Great Spotted WoodpeckerScientific Name: Dendrocopos majorCategory: BirdsSubcategory: WoodpeckersSize: 20 to 24 cm (7.9 to 9.4 in) length; 34 to 39 cm (13.4 to 15.4 in) wingspanWeight: 70 to 98 g (2.5 to 3.5 oz)Lifespan: 5 to 11 years...
Birds > Woodpeckers
OverviewThe Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is one of the most abundant, conspicuous, and vocal picids native to the deciduous woodlands and suburban landscapes of eastern North America. Despite its somewhat misleading common name—which refers to a...
Birds > Woodpeckers
OverviewThe Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), affectionately designated in Southern tradition as the ‘yellowhammer’ and celebrated as the state bird of Alabama, is one of the most distinctive, colorful, and ecologically unorthodox woodpeckers in North...
Birds > Woodpeckers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Downy WoodpeckerScientific Name: Dryobates pubescensCategory: BirdsSubcategory: WoodpeckersSize: Body length: 5.5–6.7 in (14–17 cm); Wingspan: 9.8–11.8 in (25–30 cm)Weight: 0.74–0.99 oz (21–28 g)Lifespan: 2–5 years in the wild; maximum recorded...
