Levaillant's Woodpecker (Picus vaillantii)
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Levaillant's Woodpecker

Picus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847)

176 gWeight

Levaillant's woodpecker (Picus vaillantii) or Levaillant's green woodpecker, is a large northwest African member of the woodpecker family Picidae.

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: Morocco, Algeria

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Levaillant's Woodpecker has been recorded at 18 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Vallée d'OukaïmedenMorocco179 records
  2. Dayet AouaMorocco151 records
  3. Forêt de BouafrouneAlgeria47 records
More places
  1. Forêt de DjimlaAlgeria10 records
  2. Parc Djebel El OuahchAlgeria8 records
  3. Ferme Messali, Djebel OuahcheAlgeria5 records
  4. Réserve Royale de Chasse de Ain SferjlaMorocco5 records
  5. Retenue collinaire El Biar, commune Ben BadisAlgeria4 records
  6. Marais du Bas Loukkos – Marais de Douar Ain ChoukMorocco3 records
  7. Vallée des Oiseaux (Tagdilt Track) – ancienne pisteMorocco2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

MoroccoAlgeria

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

Levaillant's woodpecker (Picus vaillantii) or Levaillant's green woodpecker, is a large northwest African member of the woodpecker family Picidae.

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Questions

How big is the Levaillant's Woodpecker?

The Levaillant's Woodpecker weighs around 176 g.

Where does the Levaillant's Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Morocco to Tunisia. It is most often recorded in Morocco and Algeria.

When is the best time to see the Levaillant's Woodpecker?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March and April (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Levaillant's Woodpecker endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Levaillant's Woodpecker as Least Concern.

What does the Levaillant's Woodpecker eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Levaillant's Woodpecker in?

It belongs to the family Woodpeckers (Picidae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Weight
176 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
154 mm
Tail
99 mm
Bill
38 mm
Tarsus
28 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Morocco to Tunisia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Woodpeckers Picidae
Genus
Picus

Other birds in the genus Picus

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Levaillant's Woodpecker

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