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Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Melanerpes pucherani
(Malherbe, A, 1849)
Carpintero Cara Negra
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Zebrapicus pucherani.


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Number of Photography: 28

Foto
Photography ID: 674813
♂  Adult
Bastimentos Island
Bocas del Toro
Panama
01/24/2026
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 672736
♂  Adult
Bastimentos Island
Bocas del Toro
Panama
01/21/2026
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 651014
♂ ♀  Adult
Rn San Cipriano-escalerete
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/14/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 651013
♂ ♀  Adult
Rn San Cipriano-escalerete
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/14/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 651012
♂ ♀  Adult
Rn San Cipriano-escalerete
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/14/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 575707
♂  Adult
Puerto viejo de sarapiqui
Heredia
Costa Rica
02/03/2024
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 572267
♂  Adult
San Ramón
Alajuela
Costa Rica
02/02/2024
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 569524
 Palenque
Chiapas
Mexico
12/29/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 505769
♂  Adult
Boca Tapada
Alajuela
Costa Rica
05/03/2018
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 273947
  Adult
Pital
Alajuela
Costa Rica
04/14/2018
Dora Virginia Montenegro



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Number of Records: 47



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242024324/01/202609:09PanamaBocas del ToroColinas del Palmar, Bastimentos Island2Santiago Juan Torres
243560521/01/2026PanamaBocas del ToroColinas del Palmar, Bastimentos IslandSantiago Juan Torres
244257014/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaRfpn de los rios San Cipriano y EscalereteJorge Schlemmer
235357714/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaRn San Cipriano-escalerete3Pablo Eguia
234083513/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaSan Cipriano3Nino A. Grangetto
204774704/03/2024Costa RicaHerediaGran Gavilán del Sarapiquí Lodge, Puerto viejo de sarapiquiMarcelo Gavensky
204772103/03/2024Costa RicaHerediaPierella Ecological Garden, HorquetasMarcelo Gavensky
204765302/03/2024Costa RicaHerediaGran Gavilán del Sarapiquí Lodge, Puerto viejo de sarapiquiMarcelo Gavensky
201054803/02/2024Costa RicaHerediaTico rainforest lodge, Puerto viejo de sarapiquiCarlos Schmidt
198023002/02/2024Costa RicaAlajuelaParque San Luis, San RamónCarlos Schmidt
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.