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WOODPECKER } Sapheopipo noguchii FAMILY: Picidae  DESCRIPTION:
This woodpecker is a dark-brown bird with red-tipped feathers
and white spots on its wings, approximately 10 inches tall.
HABITAT: The species lives in the undisturbed subtropical,
evergreen broadleaved forests of Yanbaru. Breeding habitat is
mature forest at least 30 years old, with tall trees of more
than eight inches in diameter.  RANGE: The Okinawa woodpecker
lives only in Yanbaru, a small area of forested woodlands in the
northern mountainous region of the island of Okinawa, Japan.
MIGRATION: This species does not migrate.  BREEDING: Nesting is
between late February and May, often in hollow Castanopsis
cuspidata trees.  LIFE CYCLE: The Okinawa woodpecker’s life
cycle is unknown.  FEEDING: This woodpecker feeds on large
arthropods such as beetle larvae, spiders, moths, and
centipedes, as well as fruit, berries, seeds, acorns,