ヤマゲラ

noun

grey-headed woodpecker; Picus canus

A species of woodpecker found in Japan and Eurasia; the Japanese name is usually written in katakana.

• 森もりでヤマゲラの鳴なき声ごえを聞きいた。

  I heard the call of a grey-headed woodpecker in the forest.

• ヤマゲラはアカゲラより少すこし大おおきい。

  The grey-headed woodpecker is a little larger than the great spotted woodpecker.