Species information Scientific name: Treron permagnusJapanese name: リュウキュウアオバトChinese name: 琉球綠鳩English name: Ryukyu green pigeonOrigin: Yakushima, Tanegashima, Tokara Islands, Amami Islands, Okinawa Islands, Miyako Islands, Yaeyama Islands Ecology and description The Ryukyu green pigeon was formerly considered one of the subspecies of the Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae), but recent molecular studies support its status as… Continue reading Ryukyu Green Pigeon
Category: Birds
Japanese Scops Owl
Species information Scientific name: Otus semitorques pryeriJapanese name: リュウキュウオオコノハズクChinese name: 日本領角鴞（琉球亞種）、北領角鴞（琉球亞種）English name: Japanese scops owlOrigin: Okinawajima, Yakushima. Previously recorded on Ishigaki and Iriomote, but not observed in recent years. Ecology and description The Japanese scops owl (also known as northern scops owl) is distributed in Japan, China, Korea, and Russia. It is divided into 3… Continue reading Japanese Scops Owl
Ryukyu Scops Owl
Species information Scientific name: Otus elegans elegansJapanese name: リュウキュウコノハズクChinese name: 琉球角鴞、優雅角鴞琉球亞種English name: Ryukyu scops owlOrigin: Ryukyu Islands Ecology and description The Elegant scops owl (Otus elegans) consists of 4 subspecies: Okinawa scops owl is the most common owl in Okinawa, with a body length of about 20cm. The main difference from the Ryukyu subspecies of… Continue reading Ryukyu Scops Owl
Okinawa Woodpecker
Species information Scientific name: Sapheopipo noguchiiJapanese name: ノグチゲラChinese name: 野口啄木鳥、沖繩啄木鳥English name: Okinawa woodpeckerOrigin: Endemic to Okinawajima Ecology and description Okinawa woodpecker is a woodpecker found only in the Castanopsis forests of northern Okinawa. In dense forests, it feeds on larvae of longhorn beetles and other insects from dead trees but also consumes spiders, small arthropods,… Continue reading Okinawa Woodpecker