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Carpintero de Puerto Rico/ Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Melanerpes portoricensis

Description:

Cuerpo negro, con pecho y garganta roja, lados y parte inferior naranja claro y un parcho blanco en la cabeza que va de ojo a ojo. El color es más intenso y el pico es más largo en los machos. Black body, red throat & breast & light tangerine flank & lower body. More intense coloration & longer bill (beak) in males.

Habitat:

Puerto Rico

Notes:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_woodpecker

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1 Comment

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

Muy bonito carpintero! I would love to invite you to my mission for the woodpeckers of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7122...

Bekka
Spotted by
Bekka

Terranova, Puerto Rico, USA

Spotted on May 20, 2015
Submitted on May 22, 2015

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