Wildlifeof China
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Barbets & Woodpeckers
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Yungipicus kizuki
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates such as spiders, caterpillars, ants and aphids, and berries
Habitat
Coniferous and deciduous forests of many types, up to 2,100m, and parks
Size
13–15cm
The Japanese pygmy woodpecker is 13–15cm long, with a grey-brown crown, a white supercilium running to the neck and breast, brown ear coverts, a white moustachial stripe, a grey-brown malar stripe and a white chin and throat. It occurs up to 2,100m in many types of coniferous and deciduous forest, including lowland, upland and riverine forests, and also parks (Wikipedia, general species account).
It occurs in pairs and mixed-species foraging flocks, searching trees for invertebrates such as spiders, caterpillars, ants and aphids, and for berries. The call is a high 'tsi-tsi-tsi' and it has a quick drum. The source does not describe its status in China (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker eat?
- Invertebrates such as spiders, caterpillars, ants and aphids, and berries
- What habitat does the Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker live in?
- Coniferous and deciduous forests of many types, up to 2,100m, and parks
- How big is the Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker?
- 13–15cm