Owston's Woodpecker

オーストンオオアカゲラ · Osutonooakagera

White-backed Woodpecker (Owston's) — Photo: Charley Hesse / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist

Designated by: National / Natural Monument
Designation type: Species
Designated on: May 19, 1971
Prefectures: Kagoshima
Scientific name: Dendrocopos leucotos owstoni

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the White-backed Woodpecker (Owston's)

Owston's white-backed woodpecker is a large woodpecker living only on Amami-Oshima, dark overall, with a conspicuous red crown in males. In deep evergreen forests it digs insects from decaying wood. It needs old-growth forest and is few in number, so it is protected as a Natural Monument.

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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Owston's Woodpecker is a National Natural Monument, designated as: Species. Designated on May 19, 1971.

The Owston's Woodpecker is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.

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