ハシジロキツツキ

Japanese

Etymology

From 嘴 (hashi, “beak; bill”) +‎ 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 啄木鳥 (kitsutsuki, “woodpecker”). The shiro reading for 白 changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

ハシジロキツツキ or はしじろきつつき • (hashijiro kitsutsuki) 

1. an ivory-billed woodpecker