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Primary Traits
22 g
0 m - 2,100 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Picoides kizuki
English name
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Picoides
Species
kizuki
Data source
HBW7, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
18 g
Maximum unsexed mass
26 g
Average mass
22 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,100 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,100 m
Typical elevation
1,050 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Occasional help
Nest type
Cavity (tree)
Nest substrate
Stump
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
5
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
14 d
Minimum fledging period
21 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
6
Average fledging period
21 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary