Japanese Green Woodpecker
Picus awokera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusPicus (Green Woodpeckers and Allies)
- SpeciesPicus awokera (Japanese Green Woodpecker)
Japanese green woodpecker or Japanese woodpecker (Picus awokera) is a medium-sized woodpecker similar and closely related to the European green woodpecker, but endemic to Japan. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Green Woodpecker sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 99 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Green Woodpecker in Nikko National Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Green Woodpecker sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 99 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Japanese Green Woodpecker in Nikko National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Japanese Green Woodpecker in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.