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− | {{ | + | [[Image:LevaillantsWoodpecker.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|nick+scarle|nick scarle}}<br />[[Morocco]], March 2004]] |
− | + | '''Alternative name: Algerian Woodpecker''' | |
+ | ;[[:Category:Picus|Picus]] vaillantii | ||
+ | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 31–33 cm (12-13 in) | ||
+ | *Dark green upperparts | ||
+ | *Yellowy-green underparts | ||
+ | *Red nape | ||
+ | *Black moustache with a light upper border | ||
+ | *Yellow rump | ||
+ | *Black and white barred [[Topography#Wings|primaries]] | ||
+ | *Grey bill and feet | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Male''' has a crimson crown<br /> | ||
+ | '''Female''' has a grey crown and red nape | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | [[Image:Picus vaillantii 03 Olioso.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Ornitho26|Ornitho26}}<br />Ifrane, [[Morocco]], May 2008]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Differs from the closely related [[Eurasian Green Woodpecker]] ''Picus viridis'' in lacking black around the eye, and in females having a grey, not red, crown. The [[Eurasian Green Woodpecker#Subspecies|Iberian Green Woodpecker]] ''Picus'' (''viridis'') ''sharpei'' is intermediate. | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Northwest [[Africa]]: found in the Atlas Mountains in [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], and [[Tunisia]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Mountain forests. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | [[Image:Pito levaillant.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Jose+Ramon|Jose Ramon}}<br />Toufliht, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region, [[Morocco]], March 2010]] | ||
+ | Their diet is chiefly insects, particularly ants, which are captured using their long sticky tongues. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | They nest in tree holes. The clutch consists of 4-8 glossy white eggs. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015) | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Picus+vaillantii}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Picus]] |
Latest revision as of 14:22, 4 April 2017
Alternative name: Algerian Woodpecker
- Picus vaillantii
Identification
31–33 cm (12-13 in)
- Dark green upperparts
- Yellowy-green underparts
- Red nape
- Black moustache with a light upper border
- Yellow rump
- Black and white barred primaries
- Grey bill and feet
Male has a crimson crown
Female has a grey crown and red nape
Similar Species
Differs from the closely related Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis in lacking black around the eye, and in females having a grey, not red, crown. The Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus (viridis) sharpei is intermediate.
Distribution
Northwest Africa: found in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mountain forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet is chiefly insects, particularly ants, which are captured using their long sticky tongues.
Breeding
They nest in tree holes. The clutch consists of 4-8 glossy white eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
- Wikipedia
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Levaillant's Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Levaillant%27s_Woodpecker