Velasquez's woodpecker

Velasquez's woodpecker (Melanerpes santacruzi) is a species of bird in the family Picidae usually considered conspecific with the golden-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons). The IOC has split the species, but many other taxonomists have not, including the American Ornithological Society.

Velasquez's woodpecker
A Velasquez's woodpecker eating annona fruit in the Yucatán
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Melanerpes
Species:
M. santacruzi
Binomial name
Melanerpes santacruzi
(Bonaparte, 1838)
Subspecies

11, see text

Synonyms

Melanerpes aurifrons santacruzi

It is endemic to southern Mexico and parts of Central America.
There are eleven subspecies if the bird is considered distinct:[1]

Melanerpes santacruzi, San Juan Evangelista, Veracruz

References

  1. "Woodpeckers". International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 2015-01-13.


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