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Three-toed Woodpecker

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Three-toed Woodpecker

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Also known as Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus, Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

species of bird

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The Three-toed Woodpecker, scientifically named *Picoides tridactylus*, is a species within the genus *Picoides*. It belongs to the class Aves and is diurnal. Common names for this taxon include the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Dreizehenspecht, Pico tridáctilo, and cnocell dribys. The species has a litter size of 4.2 and an egg incubation period of 12 days.

According to the 2025 IUCN Red List, the global conservation status of the Three-toed Woodpecker is Least Concern. However, its regional conservation status is listed as Near Threatened. The species has recorded 3,615 observations on iNaturalist.

Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

American Three-toed Woodpecker

species

Observations3,615

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Picoides
Image
Three-toed Woodpecker - Finlandia 0005 (3).jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Picoides tridactylus
Commons category
Picoides tridactylus
Commons gallery
Picoides tridactylus
taxon common name
三趾啄木鸟
litter size
4.2
egg incubation period
12
diel cycle
diurnality
short name
P. tridactylus
regional conservation status
Near Threatened
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Encyclopedic overview

The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found from northern Europe across northern Asia to Japan.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Three-toed Woodpecker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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