The pool's Little Green Woodpecker is treated in current eBird taxonomy as the Little Green group within Green-backed Woodpecker. Western birds have green backs, red on the head, and barred underparts.
It has a green back and a finely speckled face. Males have a red crown; females have a red-and-black crown. Western birds have barred underparts.
It occurs in forest, forest edges, clearings, and lush woodland. The eBird account describes it as generally uncommon and inconspicuous.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.