Three Hokkaido Woodpeckers
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2024
A Japanese book on Hokkaido birds lists 6 species of woodpeckers – I saw three of them, presumably the most common ones. The most interesting of the three (at least to me) is the Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker. In contrast, the Great Spotted Woodpecker is described as a strong excavator. One paper says no.
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