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Grey-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus

The Grey-headed Woodpecker is a colorful bird with a grey head and bright green body. It loves to peck on trees to find tasty bugs to eat. You might hear its fun tapping sound in the forest!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Grey-headed Woodpecker has a distinctive grey head and nape, contrasting with a yellowish-green body. Males display a small red patch on their forehead. Its plain grey face distinguishes it from similar green woodpeckers, often featuring darker flight feathers.

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Grey-headed Woodpecker

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Their call sounds like a mournful, laughing whistle echoing through the quiet forest!

These clever birds primarily feast on ants, often excavating their nests for larvae!

They often forage on the ground, searching for ant nests hidden in the grass!

They typically make new nest holes each year, usually in softer, decaying wood!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Skull Shock Absorber

Grey-headed Woodpecker has a specially adapted skull that helps them absorb impacts when pecking trees rapidly.

Fähigkeit

Extendable Sticky Tongue

Grey-headed Woodpecker can extend a long, barbed, sticky tongue to snatch ants and their larvae from deep crevices.

Fähigkeit

Tree-Clinging Toes

Grey-headed Woodpecker has zygodactyl feet (two toes forward, two back) that helps them grip tree bark securely.

Fähigkeit

Tail Prop Stand

Grey-headed Woodpecker can use its stiff tail feathers as a prop that helps them balance while climbing vertical tree trunks.

Maße und Details

Länge
25-28 cm
Flügelspannweite
40-42 cm
Gewicht
0.08-0.13 kg
Lebenserwartung
6-10 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-10
Brutzeit
17-18 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These woodpeckers mainly munch on ants, especially their larvae and pupae, found in wood and on the ground.

Hauptnahrung

  • Ants
  • Ant larvae
  • Beetles
  • Insect larvae
  • Berries
  • Seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Red wood ant

Formica rufa

A primary food source.

eats

Black garden ant

Lasius niger

Often foraged on ground.

eaten by

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

A natural forest predator.

depends on

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Nests in old, decaying trees.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Grey-headed Woodpecker?

25-28 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Grey-headed Woodpecker?

40-42 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Grey-headed Woodpecker?

0.08-0.13 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Grey-headed Woodpecker?

6-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Grey-headed Woodpecker?

50 km/h

Was frisst Grey-headed Woodpecker?

These woodpeckers mainly munch on ants, especially their larvae and pupae, found in wood and on the ground.

Wo findet man Grey-headed Woodpecker normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Grey-headed Woodpecker?

Foraging

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