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Red-crowned Woodpecker

Melanerpes rubricapillus
(Cabanis, JL, 1862)
Carpintero Coronirrojo
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Centurus rubricapillus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 652745
♂  Adult
Pérez Zeledón
San José
Costa Rica
07/11/2024
Anthony Baloyes E.
Foto
Photography ID: 639140
♂  Adult
Cachi
Cartago
Costa Rica
03/29/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 324275
♂  Adult
La Gamba
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
01/10/2017
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 323345
♂  Adult
Bahia drake
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
02/09/2019
Lucas Pisana
Foto
Photography ID: 138597
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
02/01/2016
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230502929/03/2025Costa RicaCartagoHotel Quelitales, CachiEduardo Nadal
236461911/07/2024Costa RicaSan JoséLa Hermosa, Pérez ZeledónAnthony Baloyes E.
204747525/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional CorcovadoMarcelo Gavensky
204746624/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasLas Caletas Lodge, Bahia drakeMarcelo Gavensky
204742123/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasOjochalMarcelo Gavensky
204729620/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasVilla lapas, TárcolesMarcelo Gavensky
90193506/03/2019Costa RicaGuanacasteQueposPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
90205609/02/2019Costa RicaPuntarenasBahia drakeLucas Pisana
52594811/01/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasEstación Biológica Las Cruces - Jardín Botánico WilsonUlises Balza
53850710/01/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasLa GambaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Citation recommended:

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