Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
EasyHumid forest and edge18 cm
Field notes
A handsome mid-sized woodpecker with a black cheek, red crown, golden forehead and a boldly barred back. Unusually for a woodpecker, it comes to the fruit feeders, giving close views as it clings to the stumps.
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