BREEDING: Woodpecker pairs build and occupy a new nest every year around April and May, laying eggs from April to June, depending on the region. Both sexes incubate eggs and care for young. LIFE CYCLE ...

RANGE: The Okinawa woodpecker lives only in Yanbaru, a small area of forested woodlands in the northern mountainous region of the island of Okinawa, Japan. MIGRATION: This species does not migrate.

It's called cooperative breeding. That's kind of an interesting life cycle strategy for birds.” Habitat loss is the primary ...

That's kind of an interesting life cycle strategy for birds.” Habitat loss is the primary threat to the red-cockaded woodpecker. “Habitat loss comes in many forms,” said Burnam.