Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis

Described by: Daudin (1803)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Boqueron Refuge, Puerto Rico - 2003 © Rafy Rodríguez  Boqueron Refuge, Puerto Rico - 2003 © Rafy Rodríguez  Loiza, Puerto Rico - Dec 19, 2007 © Lic. Alfredo D. Colón Archilla, CFE  El Yunque, Puerto Rico - Mar 29, 2009 © Lic. Alfredo D. Colón Archilla, CFE 
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Range

West Indies, Greater Antilles;
Puerto Rico and Vieques Is.
Formerly on St. Thomas, Virgin Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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