Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
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Woodpeckers

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus kizuki

LCLeast Concern
Family
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Order
Piciformes

Overview

The Japanese pygmy woodpecker or simply pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki) 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.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.