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Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Matěj Tvarůžka (XC539248). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Eurasian Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus
Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatus
Laced WoodpeckerPicus vittatus
African Grey WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
Streak-breasted WoodpeckerPicus viridanus
Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinucha
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 201,458 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 201,458 |
| Russia | 8,545 |
| Altai Krai | 891 |
| China | 734 |
| Moscow Oblast | 601 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 524 |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 518 |
| Moscow | 462 |
| Ukraine | 439 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Woodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers · Picidae |
| Genus | Green Woodpeckers and Allies · Picus |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Grey-headed Woodpecker with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.