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Yucatan Woodpecker

A species of Melanerpine Woodpeckers
Scientific name : Melanerpes pygmaeus Genus : Melanerpine Woodpeckers

Yucatan Woodpecker, A species of Melanerpine Woodpeckers
Botanical name: Melanerpes pygmaeus
Genus: Melanerpine Woodpeckers
Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) Photo By Dominic Sherony , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

This woodpecker measures 17 cm (6.7 in) long. Adults are mainly light gray on the face and underparts; they have black and white barred patterns on their back, wings and tail. Adult males have a red cap going from the eye to the nape; females lack a red cap. There is yellow and/or red around the base of the bill. There may be a yellowish tinge to the belly and a red wash to the vent area. It might be confused with the golden-fronted woodpecker which shares part of its range, but that species is larger, has a bigger beak, and the female has more red on the nape of the neck. Another similar species is the red-crowned woodpecker but the range of the two species do not overlap.
Size
18 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Yucatan Woodpecker primarily consumes invertebrates and fruit, exhibiting frugivore and carnivore feeding habits. Employing foraging techniques, yucatan Woodpecker extracts food from trees and sometimes feeds on nectar. This species exhibits a particular preference for certain fruits and insects, adapting its diet seasonally.
Habitat
Yucatan Woodpecker typically inhabits areas that include a mix of clearings and the edges of dry and damp woodlands. The species is associated with deciduous forests and second growth, as well as coastal scrub environments. Yucatan Woodpecker prefers lower elevations, especially in regions that are more temperate than the habitats occupied by closely related species such as M. aurifrons.
Dite type
Insectivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type

Distribution Area

The Yucatán woodpecker is endemic to Central America. Its range includes the Yucatan Peninsula and adjoining offshore islands, Cozumel Island, Belize, northeastern Guatemala and Guanaja Island off the coast of Honduras. It is mostly found in clearings and near the edges of dry woodland and in coastal scrub, but also sometimes inhabits damper woodland and degraded habitats.

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) Photo By Dominic Sherony , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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