Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Melanerpes portoricensis

Least Concern

The Puerto Rican 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

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

Population

≈ Unknown

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