Birds of Peru
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PICIFORMES: Picidae (Woodpeckers)
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Genus: Melanerpes (4 species, 24 worldwide)
White-fronted Woodpecker
(Melanerpes cactorum)
Rare/Accidental
Bolivia
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Tom Friedel
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White Woodpecker
(Melanerpes candidus)
Bolivia
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Tom Friedel
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Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
(Melanerpes cruentatus)
Villavicencio, Colombia
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Tom Friedel
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Black-cheeked Woodpecker
(Melanerpes pucherani) Male
Arenal, Costa Rica
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Tom Friedel
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A generally common medium-sized
lowland
species. Female has red only on nape.
Female
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Cuba