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Green Woodpecker
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Parkland, open woodland.
Diet: Ants, ants, ants.
Best time to spot: Yaffling laugh call.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK garden birds.
How rare is it?
The Green Woodpecker sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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