Male © Christoph Moning eBird S33610572 Macaulay Library ML 70254211
Female © Carlos Echeverría
Male © Christoph Moning
Female © Francis Canto Jr
Female © Alvaro Cervera
+ 3
Male © Edward Boyd
Male © Jeff Sexton

yucatánspett Melanerpes pygmaeus

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Identification

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Like a small version of Golden-fronted Woodpecker. Found in woodland, beach scrub, semi-open wooded habitats; usually less numerous than Golden-fronted. Yucatan populations of Golden-fronted Woodpecker very similar in plumage, but Yucatan Woodpecker has a much shorter bill, ‘egg-yolk’ yellow feathering around the bill base (vs. reddish on local Golden-fronteds), and relatively wider white barring on back (looks silvery at a distance, vs. blackish overall on Golden-fronted). Voice is quite different from Golden-fronted.

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