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Yucatan woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Mar 22, 2017 Geotagged,Melanerpes pygmaeus,Mexico,Spring,Yucatan woodpecker Click/tap to enlarge

Yucatan woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus)

Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Mar 22, 2017

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    Another Yucatan endemic, a cute and confiding little fellow, a miniature version of the Golden-fronted woodpecker. It's distinguished by the yellow nasal tufts that make it look like it's just been pollinating lily flowers. Confusingly enough, the golden-fronted woodpeckers found in the Yucatan have red, not yellow nasal tufts (see wildlifeonwalkabout's photos), as they do northern Mexico. Unfortunate naming, but makes it easier to tell the two apart in Yucatan! Posted 7 years ago

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The Yucatan woodpecker

The Yucatán woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is sometime referred to as the red-vented woodpecker.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
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Uploaded Feb 11, 2018. Captured Mar 22, 2017 15:32 in Quintana Roo Nuevo Durango - Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
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  • PENTAX K-3
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm