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Melanerpes in languages:

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Amerikaspetter

English

Melanerpes Woodpeckers

Finnish

pitkänokkatikat

Hungarian

küllő

Japanese

ズアカキツツキ属

Russian

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Parent Taxon

• Picidae

Sibling Taxa

• Blythipicus
• Campephilus
• Campethera
• Celeus
• Chloropicus
• Chrysocolaptes
• Chrysophlegma
• Colaptes
• Dendrocopos
• Dendrocoptes
• Dinopium
• Dryobates
• Dryocopus
• Gecinulus
• Geocolaptes
• Hemicircus
• Jynx
• Leiopicus
• Meiglyptes
• Melanerpes
• Micropternus
• Mulleripicus
• Nesoctites
• Picoides
• Piculus
• Picumnus
• Picus
• Reinwardtipicus
• Sasia
• Sphyrapicus
• Verreauxia
• Xiphidiopicus
• Yungipicus

Child Taxa

• Melanerpes aurifrons
• Melanerpes aurifrons × carolinus
• Melanerpes cactorum
• Melanerpes candidus
• Melanerpes carolinus
• Melanerpes chrysauchen
• Melanerpes chrysogenys
• Melanerpes cruentatus
• Melanerpes erythrocephalus
• Melanerpes flavifrons
• Melanerpes formicivorus
• Melanerpes herminieri
• Melanerpes hoffmannii
• Melanerpes hypopolius
• Melanerpes lewis
• Melanerpes portoricensis
• Melanerpes pucherani
• Melanerpes pulcher
• Melanerpes pygmaeus
• Melanerpes radiolatus
• Melanerpes rubricapillus
• Melanerpes striatus
• Melanerpes superciliaris
• Melanerpes uropygialis

Top Observation Places

• Monterrey
• Guadalupe
• San Nicolás de los Garza
• Mérida
• Cancún
• Playa del Carmen