Kizukispecht

Kizukispecht
Kizukispecht in Japan
Systematics
Order : Woodpecker birds (Piciformes) Family : Woodpeckers (Picidae) Subfamily : Real woodpeckers (Picinae) Genre : Great spotted woodpecker ( Dendrocopos ) Type : Kizukispecht
Scientific name
Dendrocopos kizuki
( Temminck , 1836)

The Kizukispecht ( Dendrocopos kizuki ) is a small species of the woodpecker. It occurs exclusively in East Asia. The IUCN classifies it as (= least concern - not endangered).

Appearance

Kizukispecht in South Korea

The Kizukispecht reaches a body length of 13 to 15 centimeters and weighs an average of 19 grams. It has conspicuously black and white cross-banded wings. The belly is white with fine light brown dashes. The face is smoke gray. The beak is dark gray. A line runs from the eye to the back of the head. The neck is white.

Spread and behavior

The main area of ​​distribution of the Kizuki woodpecker is Japan. Here it is the most common type of woodpecker. It is also found in smaller numbers in China, less often in Korea and Siberia. The distribution area extends over 1.6 million square kilometers.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Burnie, p. 325

literature

• David Burnie (Ed.): Birds: Munich 2008, Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 978-3-8310-1272-5 .

Web links

Commons : Kizukispecht ( Yungipicus kizuki )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Picoides kizuki inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2014.