Okinawa Woodpecker (Dendrocopos noguchii)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
31 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Seebohm, 1887)

Habitat
Mature, subtropical, broadleaf evergreen forest near hilltops.

Range (Guide)

Japan (B).

Northern Okinawa.

Population
Estimated population is 150 - 584 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Feeds on the ground and in the canopy.

Voice
A sharp 'kwe kwe kwe', a whiplash-like 'pwip' or 'whit'. A hard 'kyo' or 'kyu-kyu-kup' uttered in contact. Highly vocal, all year round. Drum rolls vary in length but accelerate.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Okinawa Woodpecker (Dendrocopos noguchii) [XC156035]
by Frank Lambert from Oku area, Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (call, drumming)

Okinawa Woodpecker (Dendrocopos noguchii) [XC286147]
by Peter Boesman from Yambaru area, Okinawa, Japan (drum)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Okinawa Woodpecker (Dendrocopos noguchii) - 10 files

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