Gray-headed Woodpecker

The Gray-headed Woodpecker, (Picus canus), is a Eurasian member of the
woodpecker family Piciformes. Its plumage closely resembles its near relative the Green Woodpecker. It has green upper parts, pale gray
under parts and a yellow rump. It has a gray head with black moustache, and the male has a red crown. It has a shorter neck, slimmer bill and slightly rounder head than the Green Woodpecker.

Grey-headed woodpeckers live in leaf forests and mixed forests. They
breed in May and lay five to ten eggs which are brought up by both parents. The young hatch after 15-17 days, and learn to fly in four weeks.

Summertime, the gray-headed woodpecker eats maggots, beetle larvae and
other insects. In wintertime it will eat seeds, and can come to a garden
feeding place especially if fat is offered.

The Gray-headed Woodpecker is 10 to 11 inches long and weighs 4.5 to
6.5 ounces.