Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher) [XC102664]
by Andrew Spencer from El Paujil ProAves reserve, Colombia (call)
Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher) [XC354132]
by Jerome Fischer from San Francisco, Antioquia (Reserva R\u00edo Claro), 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).