| Okinawa Woodpecker |
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| critically endangered species | |
| birds of japan | |
The Okinawa Woodpecker (''Sapheopipo noguchii'') is a Woodpecker endemic to the island of Okinawa in Japan . It is the only member of the genus ''Sapheopipo''. This is a medium-sized (31cm), dark woodpecker. It is dark brown in colour with reddish tips to its Feather s. It has white spots on the primaries. The head is a paler brown, with a dark red crown on the male and a blackish-brown on the female. Their breeding habitat is subtropical, evergreen broad-leaved forest of at least 30 years old, with tall trees of more than 20 cm in diameter. Nesting is between late February and May. This woodpecker is critically Endangered . It has a single tiny, declining population which is threatened by habitat loss of mature forest due to Logging , Dam construction, Agriculture and Golf Course developments. The current population is estimated at less than 600. |
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