Beautiful Woodpecker
Melanerpes pulcherSclater, PL, 1870
English (US) Beautiful Woodpecker
The Beautiful Woodpecker (Melanerpes pulcher) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
Range: northern Colombia (Magdalena Valley)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melanerpes pulcher
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Beautiful Woodpecker
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1870
No guides listed yet for Beautiful Woodpecker
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1870
- Type locality
- Near Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.2 p.330
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Woodpeckers
Puerto Rican Woodpecker
Melanerpes portoricensis
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes flavifrons
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
White-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cactorum
Hispaniolan Woodpecker
Melanerpes striatus
Jamaican Woodpecker
Melanerpes radiolatus
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysogenys
Grey-breasted Woodpecker
Melanerpes hypopolius
Looking for a different species?