全長約46cm。留鳥。
日本で最も大きいキツツキで、主に原生林や巨木の多い針広混交林に棲息し、環境省レッドリストでは絶滅危惧II類に指定されています。旭岳温泉でも３月～４月の営巣の時期、時折「キョーンキョーン」という特徴的な鳴き声を聞くことができます。古木にとまり、くちばしで穴を掘って中のアリを好んで食べます。全身が黒色で、雄の頭上は赤く、雌は後頭部のみ赤い点があります。
The total length is about ４６cm, Sedentary birds.
It is the largest woodpecker in Japan, and mainly inhabits primeval forests and mixed forests with many giant trees.
It is designated as Endangered Species on the Ministry of the Environment Red List.
At Asahidake hot spring, you can occasionally hear the characteristic cry of “Ki-yon Ki-yon” during the nesting season from March to April.
It usually perch on an old tree, and dig a hole in its beak and prefer to eat the ants inside.
The whole body is black, the male has red above the head, and the female has red dots only on the back of the head.
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