Kitataki Woodpecker Mounted Specimen

キタタキはく製標本 · Kitatakihakuseihyouhon

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Species
Designated on: March 27, 1963
Location: 長崎県対馬市
Prefectures: Nagasaki
Scientific name: Dryocopus javensis richardsi

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

About the White-bellied Woodpecker (specimen)

The Tsushima white-bellied woodpecker was a large, black woodpecker with a red head that lived on Tsushima. It disappeared from Japan in the Meiji era and is considered extinct. The designated item is a preserved, mounted specimen in Nagasaki, one of very few from Japan and valuable evidence of an extinct bird.

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

Frequently asked questions

Kitataki Woodpecker Mounted Specimen is a Prefectural Natural Monument of Japan (長崎県対馬市). The Tsushima white-bellied woodpecker was a large, black…

The designated site is in 長崎県対馬市.

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.