When it is recorded
Jan18,134
Feb15,876
Mar27,417
Apr33,030
May21,862
Jun14,873
Jul21,095
Aug25,770
Sep19,361
Oct18,618
Nov13,329
Dec12,155
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridgeshire | England | 21,106 | |
| 2 | Surrey | England | 14,516 | |
| 3 | Kent | England | 13,175 | |
| 4 | Suffolk | England | 12,636 | |
| 5 | Norfolk | England | 10,314 | |
| 6 | Oxfordshire | England | 9,542 | |
| 7 | Essex | England | 7,977 | |
| 8 | Lincolnshire | England | 3,986 | |
| 9 | Rutland | England | 3,982 | |
| 10 | Northamptonshire | England | 3,315 | |
| 11 | Dorset | England | 3,293 | |
| 12 | Thurrock | England | 3,004 | |
| 13 | Milton Keynes | England | 2,948 | |
| 14 | Nottinghamshire | England | 2,939 | |
| 15 | Somerset | England | 2,766 |
238,082 England942 Scotland3,665 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 106 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 242,720
- Peak month
- April
- Counties with records
- 106
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Picus viridis
- Also known as
- Green Woodpecker
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 66,627
- Most recorded in
- Cambridgeshire, Surrey, Kent, Suffolk, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Essex, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Dorset, Thurrock +55
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Picus
- Name with authority
- Picus viridis Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 43
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q166171 · GBIF 2478523