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Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus kizuki
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Japan | 1,385 |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | 565 |
| South Korea | 444 |
| Russia | 259 |
| Primorsky Krai | 190 |
| Gyeonggi | 116 |
| Kanagawa | 114 |
| Miyagi | 114 |
| Hokkaido | 86 |
| Kyoto Prefecture | 78 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Woodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers · Picidae |
| Genus | Pygmy Woodpeckers · Yungipicus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.