Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus kizuki

The Japanese pygmy woodpecker or simply pygmy woodpecker 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.

Scientific name

Yungipicus kizuki

Family

Woodpeckers