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Levaillant's Woodpecker

Picus vaillantii (Malherbe, 1847)

Picidae — Woodpeckers

Levaillant's Woodpecker, Picus vaillantii, breeds in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in northwest Africa, where it uses mountain forest up to the treeline. It is a woodpecker of the family Picidae and is a close match for the European green woodpecker, especially in its overall appearance. The species has no subspecies. It is named for François Le Vaillant. The male has a crimson crown, while the female’s crown is grey, and both sexes lack the black around the eye seen in most green woodpeckers.

Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Breeding range
Africa: Morocco to Tunisia
Levaillant's Woodpecker
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Tours where you can spot this bird

14 tours in Morocco 10, Tunisia 2, Algeria 2

Tunisia Spring Desert and Migration Birding Tour
Tunisia Spring Desert and Migration Birding Tour
Tunisia / Djerba Private tour 7 days

Follow a seven-day spring route from southern desert and Djerba wetlands to cork oak forest, combining North African specialties with early ...

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Private Two-Day High Atlas Birding from Marrakesh
Private Two-Day High Atlas Birding from Marrakesh
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 2 days

A private two-day route from Marrakesh through the valleys, forests and high-elevation habitats around Asni and Imlil, with an overnight sta...

 Custom Northern and Saharan Algeria Birding Tour
Custom Northern and Saharan Algeria Birding Tour
Algeria Private tour

A private custom birding journey linking Algeria's northern forests and Saharan habitats around endemic, desert and Western Palearctic targe...

 Private Djimla Forest Algerian Nuthatch Birding
Private Djimla Forest Algerian Nuthatch Birding
Algeria / Djimla Private tour

A private birding outing in the Djimla forest area focused on the endemic Algerian Nuthatch and other North African forest specialties....

 One-Day Cork Oak Forest Birding Tour in Northern Tunisia
One-Day Cork Oak Forest Birding Tour in Northern Tunisia
Tunisia / Ain Draham Private tour 1 day

Spend a private day in northern Tunisia’s cork oak country, seeking Levaillant’s Woodpecker and a varied community of forest, edge and w...

 Grand Birding Tours 2 weeks in Morocco
Grand Birding Tours 2 weeks in Morocco
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 14 days

14-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Rabat, Merdja Zerga....

 Birdwatching tours To The Northern of Morocco & Zaida plain
Birdwatching tours To The Northern of Morocco & Zaida plain
Morocco / Rabat Private tour 7 days

7-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, El Jadida, Rabat, Sidi Boughaba....

 Birdwatching Tours to the Atlas Mountains
Birdwatching Tours to the Atlas Mountains
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 7 days

7-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Boumalne Dades, Tagdilt Track....

 Birdwatching to Atlas Mountains & Tagdilt Track & Atlantic Coast
Birdwatching to Atlas Mountains & Tagdilt Track & Atlantic Coast
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 7 days

7-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Ouarzazate, Boumalne Dades....

 10 Day Birding Tour to Atlas Mountains and the Sahara
10 Day Birding Tour to Atlas Mountains and the Sahara
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 10 days

10-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Boumalne Dades, Tagdilt Track....

 Birding Tours in Morooco Atlas And Sahara
Birding Tours in Morooco Atlas And Sahara
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 7 days

7-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Ouarzazate, Boumalne Dades....

 8 days Birdwatching tour to Atlas Mountains & Atlantic & Guelmim desert
8 days Birdwatching tour to Atlas Mountains & Atlantic & Guelmim desert
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 8 days

8-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Boumalne Dades, Tagdilt Track....

 5 Days Birding Tour Atlas Mountains & Atlantic Coasts
5 Days Birding Tour Atlas Mountains & Atlantic Coasts
Morocco / Agadir Private tour 5 days

5-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Agadir, Oued Massa....

 12 Days Birding MOROCCO - The endemics of the Maghreb from the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara and the Atlantic Coast
12 Days Birding MOROCCO - The endemics of the Maghreb from the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara and the Atlantic Coast
Morocco / Marrakesh Private tour 12 days

12-day private Morocco birding tour with Hamid Mezane, covering Marrakech, Oukaimeden, Ifrane, Zaida....