Guadeloupe Woodpecker (Melanerpes herminieri)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
25 - 29 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1830)

Habitat
Semi-deciduous forest on igneous and clay ground, evergreen forest, mangroves and swamp forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m, but most common at 100 - 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Guadeloupe (B) (NB).

Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles).

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through clear-cutting and the removal of dead trees are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Guadeloupe Woodpecker (Melanerpes herminieri) [XC206026]
by Judith PRIAM from For\u00eat D\u00e9partementalo-Domaniale, Basse-Terre, France (drumming)

Guadeloupe Woodpecker (Melanerpes herminieri) [XC188172]
by Benjamin Drillat from Le Gosier, Le Gosier, Grande-Terre, France (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in a monotypic genus Linneopicus, but shows many similarities to typical Melanerpes.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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