Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)

Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)

About Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers

The Puerto Rican woodpecker is the only woodpecker endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and is one of the five species of the genus Melanerpes that occur in the Antilles. Furthermore, it is the only resident species of the family Picidae in Puerto Rico. The species is common on the main island of Puerto Rico and rare on the island of Vieques.

Lifelists

North America
United States
World

Trips

Puerto Rico

Visits

2016-01-01

Bosque Nacional El Yunque, United States of America
2016-01-03

Ceiba, United States of America
2016-01-03

Reserva Natural de Humacao, United States of America
2016-01-06

Bosque Estatal de Rio Abajo, United States of America