British Population Size:
Summer:
24 thousand pairs
in 2000
 
First Record:
Recorded in Anglo-Saxon times
Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Species of European Concern,
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern:
viridis AMBER (European Concern)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Deciduous Wood
And found in:
Scrub, Villages
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
270 thousand to 1.2 million pairs
(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:
31 x 23 mm
Egg Weight:
8.9 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
14
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
4.93 ± 1.13 (2 - 7) N = 29
Incubation:
19- 20 days
18.84 ± 0.75 (18.5 - 20) N = 29
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
21 - 24days
22.25 ± 2.95 (17 - 27.5) N = 113
as:
Altricial, naked
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
15 years 0 months 8 days (set in 1985)
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
D
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
Gaelic:
Lasair-choille
Welsh:
Cnocell Werdd
Danish:
Grønspætte
Dutch:
Groene specht
Finnish:
Vihertikka
French:
Pic vert
German:
Grünspecht
Hungarian:
Zöld küllo
Icelandic:
Grænspæta
Irish:
Cnagaire Glas
Italian:
Picchio verde
Norwegian:
Grønnspett
Polish:
Dzieciol zielony
Portuguese:
Peto-verde
Spanish:
Pito real
Swedish:
Gröngöling
Local Names: Yaffle
Collective Noun: Descent
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