Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus kizuki
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,567
- Most observed in
- 🇯🇵 Japan
Description
The Japanese pygmy woodpecker or simply pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki) is a species of woodpecker. It is found in coniferous and deciduous forests in Russia, China, Korea and Japan. This species has also been placed in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Japanese pygmy woodpecker”.