noun
Japanese green woodpecker; Japanese woodpecker; wavy-bellied woodpecker
A species of woodpecker native to Japan (Picus awokera). The name is usually written in katakana as アオゲラ.
アオゲラは日本の固有種で、森林に生息している。
The Japanese green woodpecker is a species endemic to Japan and inhabits forests.
山でアオゲラの鳴き声を聞いた。
I heard the call of a Japanese woodpecker in the mountains.
The name アオゲラ (aogera) likely derives from 青 (ao, 'blue/green') and 啄木鳥 (gera, 'woodpecker'), referring to its greenish plumage. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.