Hispaniolan Woodpecker
El carpintero de La Española (Melanerpes striatus) es un miembro antillano del género Melanerpes endémico de la isla de La Española, que sólo se encuentra en los bosques de
Haití y la República Dominicana.
Se distingue por su vistoso plumaje de estrías negras y amarillas y su cabeza coronada en rojo completo, en los machos, y en el rojo y negro de las hembras. Muy útil pues se
alimenta de gusanos e insectos que constituyen plagas.
English...
The Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Their back is covered in yellow and black stripes. Males have a dark red stripe from their forehead to their neck while females the red stripe extends from the nape to the
neck only. Their tail base is brilliantly red while the tail itself is black. The rump is olive-grey.
Unlike most woodpeckers, the Hispaniolan Woodpecker is a social species that takes advantage of having a large number of individual adult birds in the colony to protect a
nesting bank or tree.
Their habitat, which is restricted to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, extends from the coasts, over the deserts to the mountains of the island.
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Subfamily: Picinae
Genus: Melanerpes
Species: M. striatus
Binomial name: Melanerpes striatus
Nombre Comun: Carpintero
Lugar De Captura: Luperon, Pto. Pta. Rep. Dom.
By: HVargas
Friday, November 15, 2013
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Hispaniolan Woodpecker
El carpintero de La Española (Melanerpes striatus) es un miembro antillano del género Melanerpes endémico de la isla de La Española, que sólo se encuentra en los bosques de
Haití y la República Dominicana.
Se distingue por su vistoso plumaje de estrías negras y amarillas y su cabeza coronada en rojo completo, en los machos, y en el rojo y negro de las hembras. Muy útil pues se
alimenta de gusanos e insectos que constituyen plagas.
English...
The Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Their back is covered in yellow and black stripes. Males have a dark red stripe from their forehead to their neck while females the red stripe extends from the nape to the
neck only. Their tail base is brilliantly red while the tail itself is black. The rump is olive-grey.
Unlike most woodpeckers, the Hispaniolan Woodpecker is a social species that takes advantage of having a large number of individual adult birds in the colony to protect a
nesting bank or tree.
Their habitat, which is restricted to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, extends from the coasts, over the deserts to the mountains of the island.
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Subfamily: Picinae
Genus: Melanerpes
Species: M. striatus
Binomial name: Melanerpes striatus
Nombre Comun: Carpintero
Lugar De Captura: Luperon, Pto. Pta. Rep. Dom.
By: HVargas