green woodpecker

American  

noun

1. a woodpecker, Picus viridis, of Eurasia and northern Africa, having green plumage with a yellow rump and red on the top of the head.

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green woodpecker British  

noun

1. a European woodpecker, Picus viridis, with a dull green back and wings and a red crown

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Example Sentences

He also adores green woodpeckers having become infatuated with one of his grandfather's table mats which featured an illustration of one.

From BBC

She says she now never sees less common species like treecreepers, nuthatches and green woodpeckers in her garden.

From BBC

Mr. Croker’s dæmon, a green woodpecker, drilled vigorously into a waste piece of pine with a sound like a machine gun.

From Literature

But it's good news for creatures like the green woodpecker, which enjoys an ant or ten on its summer menu.

From BBC

Long grass is the food plant for butterfly caterpillars including meadow browns, ringlets and marbled whites, and home for grasshoppers and meadow ants that attract green woodpeckers.

From The Guardian