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ShrublandCavity nestSmall · 39 g
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The adult Yucatan woodpecker is 17 cm (6.7 in) in length. Adults are mainly light gray on the face and underparts; they have black and white barred patterns on their back, wings and tail. Adult males have a red cap going from the eye to the nape, whereas the red cap is only in the occipital area in the females. There are yellow feathers around the base of the bill. There may be a yellowish tinge to the belly and a red wash to the vent area.
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When to see the Yucatan Woodpecker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yucatan Woodpecker
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Yucatan Woodpecker
The Yucatan woodpecker 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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Easily confused with
Hispaniolan WoodpeckerMelanerpes striatusThe Hispaniolan woodpecker is a gold and black barred bird growing to a length of from 22 to 28 cm (8.7 to 11.0 in).
West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliarisThe West Indian woodpecker is about 27 to 32 cm (11 to 13 in) long and weighs 48 to 126 g (1.7 to 4.4 oz).
White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorumThe adult white-fronted woodpecker is about 17 cm (7 in) in length.
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