Yucatán Woodpecker

The Yucatan woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) 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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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Yucatán Woodpecker being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Melanerpes aurifrons
• Melanerpes rubricapillus
• Melanerpes hoffmannii
• Melanerpes radiolatus
• Melanerpes superciliaris

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Piciformes

Family

Picidae

Genus

Melanerpes

Species

Melanerpes pygmaeus

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