Red-crowned Woodpecker

Melanerpes rubricapillus

Classification

Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae

The red-crowned woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and Tobago. Taxonomy and systematics The red-crowned woodpecker has sometimes been placed in the genus Centurus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Red-crowned Woodpecker

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