Yucatan Woodpecker
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| Yucatan Woodpecker | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Melanerpes |
| Species: | M. pygmaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanerpes pygmaeus (Ridgway, 1885) | |
The Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Belize, Honduras, and Mexico, and ranges over the entire Yucatán Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Melanerpes pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Stamps (for Honduras)
- Yucatan Woodpecker videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Yucatan Woodpecker photo gallery VIREO
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