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.
The Japanese green woodpecker is a species endemic to Japan and inhabits forests.
I heard the call of a Japanese woodpecker in the mountains.
Katakana spelling is common for this bird name; this word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling is also used, though katakana is more typical for animal names.
Kanji spelling is rare and mostly used in specialized contexts; the word is usually written in kana.
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.