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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!

生息地: Forests

外見

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.

AnimaliaChordataAvesPiciformesPicidaePicus
Grey-headed Woodpecker
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Grey-headed Woodpecker

カテゴリ

鳥類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Skull Shock Absorber

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

能力

Extendable Sticky Tongue

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

能力

Tree-Clinging Toes

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

能力

Tail Prop Stand

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

サイズと詳細

長さ
25-28 cm
翼開長
40-42 cm
体重
0.08-0.13 kg
寿命
6-10 年
Top Speed
50 km/h
一度の産卵数
4-10
抱卵期間
17-18 日

食性と食事

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

主な食物

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

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Grey-headed Woodpeckerの長さは何ですか?

25-28 cm

Grey-headed Woodpeckerの翼開長は何ですか?

40-42 cm

Grey-headed Woodpeckerの体重は何ですか?

0.08-0.13 kg

Grey-headed Woodpeckerの寿命は何ですか?

6-10 年

Grey-headed Woodpeckerのtop Speedは何ですか?

50 km/h

Grey-headed Woodpeckerは何を食べますか?

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

Grey-headed Woodpeckerは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Grey-headed Woodpeckerはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

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