Iberian Green Woodpecker

Picus sharpei (Saunders, H, 1872)

176 gWeight

The Iberian green woodpecker (Picus sharpei) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Iberian peninsula.

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: Spain, Portugal, Andorra

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: Spain, Portugal, Andorra

Iberian Green Woodpecker has been recorded at 157 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Parque El Retiro-MadridSpain2,761 records
Urdaibai RB – bird center y laguna de OruetaSpain2,332 records
Leganés – Parque PolvorancaSpain1,763 records

More places

Sureste PNat – Soto de las JuntasSpain1,502 records
Madrid – Parque Forestal ValdebebasSpain1,432 records
Hoces Ebro Rudrón PNat – Molino del CantoSpain1,269 records
Hoces Ebro Rudrón PNat – Zamanzas-Los AltosSpain1,115 records
Sureste PNat – Miralrío, Velilla de San AntonioSpain1,058 records
Aiguamolls de Molins de ReiSpain1,025 records
Casa de Campo, MadridSpain1,004 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Spain Portugal Andorra France

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Iberian green woodpecker (Picus sharpei) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Iberian peninsula. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the European green woodpecker but differs in having little black on the head and a dusky rather than a black ring around each eye. Its sound has been described as sibilant, or hiss-like.

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