Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Melanerpes (2 species, 24 worldwide)


Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus)
Villavicencio, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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

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