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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Dendrocopos noguchii

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Piciformes

Family

Picidae

Genus

Dendrocopos

Species

Dendrocopos noguchii

Aves🍂 Omnivore

Okinawa Woodpecker

Dendrocopos noguchii (Okinawa Woodpecker · ノグチゲラ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)EN (Endangered)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Omnivore

Length · Height

31cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Evergreen broadleaf forests of Yambaru in northern Okinawa Island, Japan

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its body length of 31 cm is similar to the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison).
💡 As a national Special Natural Monument of Japan and a National Endangered Species, Okinawa Prefecture's official profile carries a notice that it is protected under the Species Conservation Act and the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.
💡 Its Okinawan dialect name is 'Kiitatachaa,' introduced directly on the Okinawa prefectural environment department's wildlife guide website.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

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📖 1. Overview

The Okinawa woodpecker is a woodpecker endemic to Japan that lives only in the northern forests of Okinawa Island. Designated a Special Natural Monument of Japan, it cannot be seen outside the Yambaru forest.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body is dark brown with red-tipped feathers and white spots on the wings. Young birds of both sexes have a reddish tinge on the crown, but in adults the female's crown turns dark blackish-brown. It excavates wood with a very strong bill.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It eats large arthropods such as insects and spiders as well as tree fruits. During the breeding season it excavates nest holes in broadleaf trees such as Castanopsis sieboldii (Itajii) and mates with the same partner year after year. For breeding, it requires forests at least 30 years old with tall trees.