Japanese green woodpecker
| Japanese green woodpecker | |
|---|---|
| Female, Gumma-ken, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Picus |
| Species: | P. awokera
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| Binomial name | |
| Picus awokera Temminck, 1836
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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.