Yungipicus kizuki
Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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.
This species was described by Temminck in 1836. The species has previously been placed in genera Dendrocopos and Picoides. The Japanese pygmy woodpecker is 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) long. The crown is grey-brown. A white supercilium starts above the eye and continues to the neck and breast. The ear coverts are brown, and there is a white moustachial stripe and a grey-brown malar stripe. The chin and throat are white. The mantle and back are dark brown, with white bars. The upperwing coverts and flight feathers are brownish-black and have white... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Woodpecker sighting in Daegu on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 47 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March and May–June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Woodpecker in Daegu on a given day, against under 5% in February and September–November, the lowest months. April, July–August and December have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pygmy Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
13th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Pygmy Woodpecker sightings, Daegu ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, about 60%), Sapporo (Japan, about 40%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 40%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Pygmy Woodpecker that you can see in Daegu (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Grey-headed Woodpecker (about 10%) and Great Spotted Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pygmy Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Daegu (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
