Yucatan Woodpecker
Melanerpes pygmaeus(Ridgway, R, 1885)
English (US) Yucatan Woodpecker
The Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Melanerpes pygmaeus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yucatan Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Ridgway, R, 1885)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melanerpes pygmaeus tysoni
- Melanerpes pygmaeus rubricomus
- Melanerpes pygmaeus pygmaeus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Centurus rubriventris pygmaeus
- Described by
- (Ridgway, R, 1885)
- Type locality
- Cozumel Island.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 8 p.576
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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