Yucatan Woodpecker

The Yucatan Woodpecker is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Belize, Honduras, 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. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Melanerpes pygmaeus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More