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Waved Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Waved Woodpecker

Celeus undatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Celeus undatus, the waved woodpecker, is a small woodpecker with multiple subspe…

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker

Celeus castaneus (Wagler, 1829)

Celeus castaneus, the chestnut-colored woodpecker, is a small woodpecker found i…

Pale-crested Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Pale-crested Woodpecker

Celeus lugubris (Malherbe, 1851)

Celeus lugubris, the pale-crested woodpecker, is a small woodpecker with two sub…

Cream-colored Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Cream-colored Woodpecker

Celeus flavus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

Cream-colored woodpecker (Celeus flavus) is a yellowish, crested bird with four …

Chestnut Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Chestnut Woodpecker

Celeus elegans (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

Celeus elegans, the chestnut woodpecker, is a Neotropical woodpecker with multip…

Cinnamon Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Cinnamon Woodpecker

Celeus loricatus (Reichenbach, 1854)

The cinnamon woodpecker is a small woodpecker with distinct subspecies that occu…

Ringed Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Ringed Woodpecker

Celeus torquatus (Boddaert, 1783)

Celeus torquatus, the ringed woodpecker, is a woodpecker species with three dist…

Ochre-backed Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Ochre-backed Woodpecker

Celeus ochraceus (von Spix, 1824)

Celeus ochraceus, the ochre-backed woodpecker, is a woodpecker with a disjunct r…

Blond-crested Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Blond-crested Woodpecker

Celeus flavescens (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

This entry describes the physical traits, vocalizations, distribution, and habit…

Jamaican Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Jamaican Woodpecker

Melanerpes radiolatus (Wagler, 1827)

The Jamaican woodpecker (Melanerpes radiolatus) is a woodpecker species endemic …

Lewis's Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis (G.R.Gray, 1849)

Lewis's woodpecker is a large North American woodpecker with distinct coloration…

Gila Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis (S.F.Baird, 1854)

Melanerpes uropygialis is a medium-sized woodpecker found in the Sonoran Desert …

White-fronted Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

White-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cactorum (d'Orbigny, 1840)

Melanerpes cactorum, the white-fronted woodpecker, is a small sedentary woodpeck…

Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagler, 1829)

Melanerpes aurifrons, the golden-fronted woodpecker, is a North and Central Amer…

Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862)

Hoffmann's woodpecker is a small woodpecker found along the Pacific slope of Cen…

Hispaniolan Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Hispaniolan Woodpecker

Melanerpes striatus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

Melanerpes striatus, the Hispaniolan woodpecker, is a social woodpecker endemic …

Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe, 1849)

The black-cheeked woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani is a small Neotropical woodpec…

Puerto Rican Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Melanerpes portoricensis (Daudin, 1803)

Melanerpes portoricensis, the Puerto Rican woodpecker, is a sexually dimorphic w…

White Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

White Woodpecker

Melanerpes candidus (Otto, 1796)

Melanerpes candidus, the white woodpecker, is a large South American Melanerpes …

Yucatán Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Yucatán Woodpecker

Melanerpes pygmaeus (Ridgway, 1885)

Melanerpes pygmaeus, the Yucatan woodpecker, is a small Central American endemic…

Golden-naped Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Golden-naped Woodpecker

Melanerpes chrysauchen Salvin, 1870

Melanerpes chrysauchen, the golden-naped woodpecker, is an endemic non-migratory…

Gray-breasted Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Gray-breasted Woodpecker

Melanerpes hypopolius (Wagler, 1829)

Melanerpes hypopolius is a woodpecker found in parts of Mexico that roosts commu…

West Indian Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

West Indian Woodpecker

Melanerpes superciliaris (Temminck, 1827)

This is a description of the West Indian woodpecker, covering its morphology, su…

Red-crowned Woodpecker
Animalia Picidae

Red-crowned Woodpecker

Melanerpes rubricapillus (Cabanis, 1862)

Melanerpes rubricapillus, the red-crowned woodpecker, is a small Neotropical woo…