Birds of the World - Melanerpes


Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) Range: NA, MA: sc USA to c Mexico Texas, United States
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White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum) Range: SA: Bolivia and w Paraguay to nc Argentina Bolivia
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White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) Range: SA: coastal Suriname and French Guiana; lower Amazon River, e, se Brazil to se Peru, n Argentina and Uruguay Bolivia
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Female Range: NA: e, c, se USA Florida Keys, USA
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Golden-naped Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen) Range: MA: Costa Rica and Panama Bijagual de Turrubares, Costa Rica
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Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) Range: MA: w Mexico Mexico
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Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus) Range: SA: Amazonia Villavicencio, Colombia
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Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Range: NA: sc, se Canada to se USA Sandy Ridge Reservation, Ohio, USA
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A medium-sized woodpecker. Male and female similar. Uncommon.


Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) Male Range: SA: se Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina Santa Maria Madelena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula) Male Range: NA, MA, SA: nw USA to Colombia La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia
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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula) Female Range: NA, MA, SA: nw USA to Colombia Hotel Tinamu, Manizales, Colombia
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In North American this species collects acorns, small nuts from oak trees, for the winter as do squirrels.

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Guadeloupe Woodpecker (Melanerpes herminieri) Range: NA: Lesser Antilles


Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) Male Range: MA: Honduras to Costa Rica Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Grey-breasted Woodpecker (Melanerpes hypopolius) Range: MA: sw Mexico Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) Range: NA: sw Canada to sw USA Deschutes National Forest, Oregon, USA Image credit: Menke, Dave/USFWS
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Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) Range: NA: Puerto Rico


Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) Male Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to w Ecuador Arenal, Costa Rica
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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


Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher) Range: SA: nc Colombia Cocorna, Antioquia, Colombia
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Closely related to the Black-cheeked Woodpecker found in Pacific lowland forests, but only found in the drier parts of the Magdalena valley.


Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) Range: MA: Yucatán Pen. Club Campestre, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Jamaican Woodpecker (Melanerpes radiolatus) Male Range: NA: Jamaica Starlight Chalet, Silver Hill Gap, Jamaica
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Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus rubricapillus) Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to nw Venezuela ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia
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Common and reminiscent of the North American Red-bellied Woodpecker.
Female from front.


Velasquez's Woodpecker (Melanerpes santacruzi dubius) Range: MA: e Mexico s to Nicaragua and islands off Honduras Belize
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A split from the Golden-fronted Woodpecker. It has more of a reddish front, red nape, and is more finely barred.


Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) Range: NA: Hispaniola Dominican Republic
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West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris superciliaris) Range: NA: Bahamas, Cuba and Cayman Is. Cuba
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Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) Range: NA, MA: sw USA and Baja California to w Mexico Amado, Arizona, United States
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