Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) is a member of the Picidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 65.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Picidae Woodpeckers
- Genus Picoides
- Species tridactylus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 65.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family, part of the order Piciformes. Its range spans Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL widespread.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 65.5 g, with a wing length of about 12.3 cm and a tail of around 8.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 23.5 million km² — a very large global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker?
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 65.5 g.
Where does the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker live?
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL widespread, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker belong to?
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker eat?
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker migrate?
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker — including its drumming — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker's range?
The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker has a mapped global range of about 23.5 million km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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How to choose a suet feeder for woodpeckers — the styles compared, why a tail prop helps, and how to keep starlings off. A decision framework with the woodpecker species in the Birbs encyclopedia.
Meet the Picidae
A field guide to the Picidae family — 239 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.