---
title: "Japanese Green Woodpecker"
description: "Picus awokera — Uccelli. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/japanese-green-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Green Woodpecker

> Picus awokera — Uccelli. 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.

- Scientific name: *Picus awokera*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2082
- Wikidata: [Q195518](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q195518)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18367](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18367)

## Names

- en: Japanese Green Woodpecker
- de: Japangrünspecht
- es: Pito japonés
- fr: Pic awokéra
- nl: Japanse groene specht
- pt: Pica-pau-japonês
- pl: Dzięcioł japoński

## Countries with the most observations

JP (459)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_green_woodpecker

## Photo

![Japanese Green Woodpecker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-green-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: renshuchu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171191519

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-green-woodpecker?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).