Hispaniolan Woodpecker

Their back is covered in yellow and black stripes. Males have a dark red stripe from their forehead to their neck while females the red stripe extends from the nape to the neck only. Their tail base is brilliantly red while the tail itself is black. The rump is olive-grey.

The Hispaniolan 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 Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Melanerpes striatus, is a medium sized woodpecker endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Their back is covered in yellow and black stripes. Males have a dark red stripe from their forehead to their neck while females the red stripe extends from the nape to the neck only. Their tail base is brilliantly red while the tail itself is black. The rump is olive-grey. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Hispaniolan Woodpecker is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Hispaniolan Woodpecker (1) Dreams Resort, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Dreams Resort, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic25/07/2008 Dreams Resort, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 25/07/2008 View all pictures of Hispaniolan Woodpecker View all pictures of Hispaniolan Woodpecker show section External Links (0) We More

Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Hispaniolan Tody, Hispaniolan Trogon (a superb bird!), Hispaniolan Parakeet and many more. This tour focuses on the Southwestern part of the country where all the endemic species can be found. Puerto Rico, a truly delightful island, has a marvelous array of different habitats, from sandy beaches and mangroves to dry arid scrub forest to surprisingly lush and verdant tropical montane forests. More

Hispaniolan Woodpecker: (Melanerpes striatus) Recorded on the 6. th ... ]CHAPTER SIXsuggestions are based on the results of releases of other captive-reared, ... fostered by Hispaniolan Parrots or even kept in close proximity to Hispaniolan Parrots may adopt ... ]LATEST EOCENE TO MIDDLE MIOCENE PLATE TECTONIC MODEL OF THE ...of horizontal movement along A-A' (Southern Hispaniolan block and the crust ... Hispaniolan transform faults, with seafloor spreading occurring in the Cayman ... More

Hispaniolan Woodpecker, which lives only on this island, held a nice pose for us. Return to photographs list. More

Hispaniolan Woodpecker- Jardin Botanico, Sto Domingo. Hispaniolan Woodpecker- Jardin Botanico, Sto Domingo. Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Jardin Botanico, Sto. Domingo Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Jardin Botanico, Sto. Domingo Limpkin-Carrao-Jardin Botanico, Sto Domingo. Limpkin-Carrao-Jardin Botanico, Sto Domingo. More

Unlike most woodpeckers the Hispaniolan Woodpecker is a social species that takes advantage of having a large number of individual adult birds in the colony to protect a nesting bank or tree. The Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus is a medium sized woodpecker endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. More