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Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Melanerpes portoricensis

Photo by Karla Morales
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Is endemic to PR, is very common. Eats insects, fruits and seeds. First photo, is a male, The others, a female.

Habitat:

Every forests around the island.

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Comments (4)
JoshuaGSmith
Amazing! I've never heard of this. Someday, if my Mission for Southwestern Woodpeckers is allowed to be worldwide, I will definitely invite you!
Ava T-B
Congratulations Karla Morales; this is the first Puerto Rican Woodpecker on Project Noah!

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Puerto Rico's Diversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Puertorrican Birds
Photographed
PublishedAugust 27, 2013

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