Owston’s White-backed Woodpecker : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Owston’s White-backed Woodpecker / inoldnews
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| 説明 | Credit: InOldNews | Kaori KohyamaLocation & Date: Katoku Beach, May 2024Description: Owston’s White-backed Woodpecker is a rare species designated as a National Natural Monument by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and as a Domestic Endangered Species by the Ministry of the Environment in Japan.It is a woodpecker species approximately 29 centimeters in length, found only on Amami Oshima. The upper parts of its body is black with white spots on its wings. Males and females look very similar, but the males have red on their head. They live in evergreen broadleaf forests, pecking at old trees to create holes and feed on the larvae of insects inside.The woodpecker is a rare bird found only on Amami Oshima within the Amami Islands. Due to concerns about its potential extinction, it is listed in the Red Data Book published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).The primeval broadleaf forests, most suitable for Owston’s White-backed Woodpecker's habitat, are being reduced by logging and forest road development. Additionally, because the bird pecks and damages the logs used for shiitake mushroom cultivation, which has been increasing on Amami Oshima in recent years, it is regarded as a "pest" by shiitake growers. Harmonizing forestry practices on Amami Oshima is essential for the protection of Owston’s White-backed Woodpecker and the conservation of its forest habitat.In Katoku, the dune is not only protecting the coastline and the sand system, but also providing a comfortable habitat space for many endemic animals. Climate change has been significantly influencing typhoons, making them more intense and destructive. In 2014, a mega-sized typhoon number 18 struck the coast of Amami Island in southern Japan.This CC-BY-licensed footage of climate change was published with support from Internews' Earth Journalism Network and The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). |
| 撮影日 | 2024-08-05 21:50:31 |
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