Birds of Mexico

    PICIFORMES: Picidae (Woodpeckers)  
Genus: Melanerpes (9 species, 24 worldwide)


Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)
Texas, United States  
   
Photograph by Andy Morffew     Copyright and usage info


Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) ENDEMIC
Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel from Vancouver     Copyright and usage info


Acorn Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula) Male
La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Acorn Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula) Female
Hotel Tinamu, Manizales, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

In North American this species collects acorns, small nuts from oak trees, for the winter as do squirrels.

Grey-breasted Woodpecker
Grey-breasted Woodpecker (Melanerpes hypopolius) ENDEMIC
Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Lewis's Woodpecker
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
Deschutes National Forest, Oregon, USA
  Image credit: Menke, Dave/USFWS
   
Photograph by Public Domain. See below for more information.     Copyright and usage info


Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) Male
Arenal, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A generally common medium-sized lowland species. Female has red only on nape.
Female

Yucatan Woodpecker
Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus)
Club Campestre, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info


Velasquez's Woodpecker
Velasquez's Woodpecker (Melanerpes santacruzi dubius)
Belize  
   
Photograph by Danny Bales   © All Rights Reserved.

A split from the Golden-fronted Woodpecker. It has more of a reddish front, red nape, and is more finely barred.

Gila Woodpecker
Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
Amado, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info



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