Please see my Birdsong Playlist for more in this series http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x3ddoj_AllCastCoUk_birdsong-bird-calls-pictures/1#video=x25db59 <br />The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. There are four subspecies and it occurs in most parts of Europe and in western Asia. All have green upperparts, paler yellowish underparts, a red crown and moustachial stripe which has a red centre in males but is all black in females. <br /> <br />The European green woodpecker spends much of its time feeding on ants on the ground and does not often 'drum' on trees like other woodpecker species. It is a shy bird but usually draws attention with its loud calls. A nest hole is excavated in a tree; four to six eggs are laid which hatch after 19–20 days <br />seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_green_woodpecker
