Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Pygmy Woodpecker

Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos kizuki

Described by: Temminck (1836)
Alternate common name(s): Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, Japanese Spotted Woodpecker, Japanese Woodpecker
Old scientific name(s): Picoides kizuki

Photographs

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan - Mar 23, 2005 © William Hull  Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan - Mar 23, 2005 © William Hull  Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan - Mar 23, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

Ex. e. Asia, Korea and Japan;
(1) Se. Siberia, Kuril Is. and n. Japan.
(2) Korea and c. Japan.
(3) N. Ryukyu Is.
(4) Ne. China (Manchuria to Hopeh), s. Japan and Okinawa.

Videos

Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan - Feb 12, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is walking and feeding along the trunk of a tree.

Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan - Feb 12, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is walking and feeding along the trunk of a tree.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Biological Research Information Center, BRIC of Korea

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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