Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus)
About the Yucatan Woodpecker
The Yucatan woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is sometimes referred to as the red-vented woodpecker. The Yucatan woodpecker is found in Belize and Mexico, and ranges over the entire Yucatán Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 18 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
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- Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheranirecording
- Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisrecording
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusrecording
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusrecording
- Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.