Jamaican Woodpecker

Melanerpes radiolatus

Least Concern

The Jamaican Woodpecker is a woodpecker or piculet of the Caribbean and Greater Antillean forests. It uses a strong chisel-like bill to probe bark, wood, and branches for insects and larvae, and many species also drum, call, or excavate nest cavities in trunks and limbs.

Family

Picidae

Group

Woodpeckers

Range

Jamaican Woodpecker Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Caribbean and Greater Antillean forests

Population

≈ Unknown

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