European green woodpecker hole is excavated in a tree; four to six eggs are laid which hatch after 19–20 days. The European green woodpecker measures 30–36 cm in length with a 45–51 cm wingspan. Both sexes are green above and pale yellowish green below, with yellow rump and red crown and nape; the moustachial stripe has a red centre in the male but is solid black in the female. The lores and around the white eye are black in both male and female, except in the Iberian race "P. v." subsp. "sharpei", in which it is dark grey and males have only a
Little green woodpecker three to four "teeay" notes, and "teerweet". It excavates nests in nests of ants and termites. It breeds in August and possibly in March and April. Logging and clearing of forests appears to be causing a population increase because the bird prefers open habitats. The species has a large range and increasing population, so the IUCN has assessed it as a least-concern species. Little green woodpecker The little green woodpecker or golden-backed woodpecker ("Campethera maculosa") is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Africa, living in forest edges, clearings, and forest-shrub mosaics. The International Union