- English Common Name
- Okinawa Woodpecker
- Scientific name
- Dendrocopos noguchii
- Taxonomy
- Order: Piciformes, Family: Picidae, Genus: Dendrocopos
- Size
- About 31 cm
- Species Distribution
- Northern part of Okinawa Island
- Okinawan Common Name
- Kee Tatachah
- National Special Natural Monument
- National Endangered Species
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Critically Endangered
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Critically Endangered
- This species is only found in forests in the northern part of Okinawa Island. Both males and females have heads with red tops, but male head turns dark brown when it becomes an adult. During breeding season, it builds a nest in broad-leaved trees by making a burrow with its strong beak. It mates with the same individual every year. The species mainly feeds on insects and spiders, but also feeds on tree nuts.
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※Please note!
Dendrocopos noguchii is a national endangered species and National Special Natural Monument. Please refer to the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and Japan"s law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.
- Updated June 2017
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