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Picus vaillantii (Levaillant's Woodpecker; Maghreb Green Woodpecker)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Levaillant’s woodpecker or Levaillant’s green woodpecker (Picus vaillantii) is a large member of the woodpecker family Piciformes. It occurs as a resident breeder in the three Maghreb countries Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in northwest Africa. This species was named in honour of the French explorer, collector and ornithologist, François Le Vaillant. Levaillant’s woodpecker breeds in mountain forests up to the treeline at around 2000m. The nest is a hole in a tree, and 4-8 glossy white eggs are laid on wood chips.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
12
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.814
EDGE Score: 1.57153
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  182 grams
Birth Weight [2]  8.6 grams
Female Weight [1]  198 grams
Male Weight [1]  166 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  19.3 %
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore
Diet - Fruit [3]  10 %
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  90 %
Forages - Ground [3]  100 %
Clutch Size [2]  6
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  23 days
Incubation [1]  18 days
Mating Display [2]  Ground and non-acrobatic aerial display
Maximum Longevity [1]  15 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  13 inches (32 cm)
Female Maturity [1]  0 years 12 months
Male Maturity [1]  1 year

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Aguelmams Sidi Ali - Tifounassine 1483 Morocco      

Important Bird Areas

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0