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Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis
(P. v. karelini)
| Armenian Name: | Կանաչ փայտփոր |
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See Plate 38 for Eurasian Green Woodpecker and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 31-33 cm, Wing Span:40-42 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 196. |
| Description: | Green upperparts with yellow rump; paler underparts. |
| Adult: | Black-and-red head with white eye. Male has red mustache edged black and bright yellow rump. Female has entirely black mustache and duller rump. |
| Juvenile: | Pale tips to feathers of upperparts; dark streaks and bars on head and underparts. |
| Behavior: | Feeds at anthills and at medium heights in trees. Seldom drums; call a loud series of descending laughing notes. |
| Habitat: | Moist deciduous forest. |
| Food: | Ants, bark beetles. |
| Nest: | Cavity in tree. |
| Eggs: | 32 mm, 5-7, white. |
