British Population Size:
Summer:
First Record:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Species of European Concern,
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern: AMBER (European Concern)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
4.93 ± 1.13 (2 - 7) N = 29
Incubation:
18.84 ± 0.75 (18.5 - 20) N = 29
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
22.25 ± 2.95 (17 - 27.5) N = 113
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
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Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
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Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
163.5 ± 3.6
Range
148.0 - 181.0 mm, (N = 522)
Juvenile:
160.3 ± 3.6
Range
142.0 - 175.0 mm, (N = 2035)
Male:
163.1 ± 3.8
Range
148.0 - 180.0 mm, (N = 267)
Female:
163.9 ± 3.4
Range
151.0 - 181.0 mm, (N = 250)
Weight
Adult:
189.3 ± 11.49
Range
130.0 - 233.0 g , (N =439)
Juvenile:
178.5 ± 13.6
Range
127.0 - 225.0 . , (N =1768)
Male:
189.8 ± 11.28
Range
130.0 - 220.0 g , (N =226)
Female:
188.8 ± 11.75
Range
144.0 - 233.0 g , (N =209)
Seasonal:
Summer 189.6 ± 11.34 (N = 550)
Autumn 189.4 ± 10.40 (N = 310)
Winter 190.1 ± 10.20 (N = 449)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
European Green Woodpecker
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Portuguese:
Spanish: Pito real
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Collective Noun:
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