Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
About the Acorn Woodpecker
The acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker with a length of around 20 cm (8 in), and an average weight of 85 g (3.0 oz). It is found across Central America, as well as North into the western United States and South into parts of Colombia.
A real field recording of the Acorn Woodpecker. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
2 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 323 recordings for this species in total.
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Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.