European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) European Green Woodpecker
The European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Picus viridis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- European Green Woodpecker
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Picus viridis viridis
- Picus viridis karelini
- Picus viridis innominatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe, = Sweden ex Fn. Suec.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.113
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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