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The Okinawa woodpecker (Dendrocopos noguchii) is a bird found in Japan. Found in Japan. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Okinawa woodpecker lives

Found in Japan.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs60%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Okinawa woodpecker

Recorded by Yann Muzika (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC420531. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Okinawa woodpecker

Where does the Okinawa woodpecker live?

The Okinawa woodpecker lives in Japan. Found in Japan.

What does the Okinawa woodpecker eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Okinawa woodpecker endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from Asia

• Indian paradise flycatcher
• Brown-headed barbet
• Indian cormorant
• Indian grey hornbill
• Bronzed drongo
• Spotted owlet

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.