Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
17 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
P. L. Sclater, 1870

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, lowland moist forest. From 400 - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher) [XC82504]
by Ross Gallardy from Bellavista Reserve, Victoria, Caldas, Colombia (call)

Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher) [XC425530]
by id from Rio Claro, Doradal, Antioquia, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
Melanerpes chrysauchen (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Golden-naped Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen) and Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher) following SACC (2005).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Golden-naped Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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