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Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus
(Swainson, WJ, 1827)
Carpintero Careto
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Costa Rica

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Picus formicivorus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 640406
♂  Adult
Copey de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
03/31/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 506474
♂  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
05/11/2018
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 263046
♂  Adult
San Ramon de Tres Rios
Cartago
Costa Rica
04/20/2018
Rodolfo Tacsan Chen
Foto
Photography ID: 240994
  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
01/13/2018
Daniela Espinosa
Foto
Photography ID: 202287
♂  Adult
Aserrí
San José
Costa Rica
07/09/2016
Patricio M. Silfeni
Foto
Photography ID: 139394
♂ ♀  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
01/18/2016
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 116176
  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
01/16/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 68931
♂ ♀  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
02/10/2012
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 33108
♂  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
02/10/2012
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 26912
♂  Immature
Cerro de la Muerte
San José
Costa Rica
04/28/2012
Luis Vargas
Foto
Photography ID: 19411
♂  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
01/17/2013
Rosana Ursino



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 106
♂  Adult
Cerro de la Muerte
San José
Costa Rica
11/19/2011
Luis Vargas



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230819731/03/2025Costa RicaSan JoséHotel Gema del Bosque, Copey de DotaEduardo Nadal
204762602/03/2024Costa RicaSan JoséMiriam´s Quetzals (cabinas y comederos), San Gerardo de DotaMarcelo Gavensky
204754929/02/2024Costa RicaSan JoséMiriam´s Quetzals (cabinas y comederos), San Gerardo de DotaMarcelo Gavensky
204752628/02/2024Costa RicaSan JoséSan Gerardo de DotaMarcelo Gavensky
163555711/05/2018Costa RicaSan JoséSan Gerardo de DotaNino A. Grangetto
77501621/04/2018Costa RicaSan JoséParque nacional los quetzales, San Gerardo de DotaDora Virginia Montenegro
75242220/04/2018Costa RicaCartagoFrente a mi casa, San Ramon de Tres RiosRodolfo Tacsan Chen
67935513/01/2018Costa RicaSan JoséSoda de Miriam, San Gerardo de Dota7Luis Cesar Tejo
67680113/01/2018Costa RicaSan JoséSan Gerardo de Dota6Daniela Espinosa
53859913/01/2017Costa RicaSan JoséParaiso del Quetzal Lodge, San Gerardo de DotaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.