Birds of Nicaragua - Melanerpes


Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula) Male La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia
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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula) Female 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.


Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) Male Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) Male Arenal, Costa Rica
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A generally common medium-sized lowland species. Female has red only on nape.
Female


Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) Club Campestre, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Velasquez's Woodpecker (Melanerpes santacruzi dubius) 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.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Nicaragua       Cuba

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