Okinawa Woodpecker

ノグチゲラ · Noguchigera

Designated by: National / Special Natural Monument
Designation type: Species
Designated on: May 15, 1972
Prefectures: Okinawa
Scientific name: Dendrocopos noguchii

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Okinawa Woodpecker

The Okinawa woodpecker lives only in the Yanbaru forests of northern Okinawa Island, with red and dark brown plumage, and is a species unique to Japan. It excavates nest holes in trees of old forest and eats insects. Very few remain, and it is a Special Natural Monument.

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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.

Frequently asked questions

Okinawa Woodpecker is a Special Natural Monument of Japan (Okinawa). The Okinawa woodpecker lives only in the Yanbaru forests of northern Okinawa…

The Okinawa Woodpecker is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.