Okinawa Woodpecker

Dendrocopos noguchii

Critically Endangered

The Okinawa Woodpecker is a woodpecker or piculet of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, bamboo, and woodland. It uses a strong chisel-like bill to probe bark, wood, and branches for insects and larvae, and many species also drum, call, or excavate nest cavities in trunks and limbs.

Family

Picidae

Group

Woodpeckers

Range

Okinawa Woodpecker Range — Resident or seasonal range in South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, bamboo, and woodland

Population

≈ 500-1K

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