Levaillant's Woodpecker (Picus vaillantii)

Other Names (World)
Maghreb Green Woodpecker, Levaillant's Woodpecker, North African Green Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
30 - 33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Malherbe, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From 950 - 2,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.

North-western Morocco to north-western Tunisia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud ringing laugh, 'plue, plue, plue', very like the yaffle of the Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), but perhaps slightly faster

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (33)...)

Levaillant's Woodpecker (Picus vaillantii) [XC137513]
by Cedric Mroczko from Tireghiste, forest house, Morocco (song)

Levaillant's Woodpecker (Picus vaillantii) [XC365815]
by Morvan Corentin from Al Haouz, Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, Morocco (song)

Nest
A hole in a tree, lined with wood chips.

Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 4 - 8
Color: glossy, white

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Levaillants Woodpecker (Picus vaillantii) - 10 files

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