¶ Picus viridis
¶ Groene specht (European green woodpecker)
Birds
¶ Why this species, in the context of the Amsterdamse Bos
The largest of the three woodpeckers confirmed for the Bos. Feeds primarily on the ground, on ants. Its oval excavations near the bases of older trees are distinct from the smaller round holes of Dendrocopos.
¶ Facts from the graph
| Total observations in the Bos | 503 |
| First recorded | 1970-11-15 |
| Last recorded | 2026-05-23 |
| Max rarity tier | 1 — common |
¶ Top sub-locations within the Bos
- Amsterdamse Bos - Heuvel / Manege — 62 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos - Koenenbos — 46 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos - Kleine Kinderbad — 46 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos — 41 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos - Hockeyvelden — 33 observations
¶ Explore
- View this species on the Bos map → (all observations, plotted geographically)
- Species page on waarneming.nl
- Bos-filtered observation list on waarneming.nl
- One example observation
Data derived from 136,107 waarneming.nl observations at location 5013 (Amsterdamse Bos), scraped May 2026. Bos-context text: manually composed from the Bosplan 2020–2030, amsterdamsebos.nl, and the existing Het Onzichtbare Zichtbaar dossiers.