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Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus
(Swainson, WJ, 1827)
Carpintero Careto
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Picus formicivorus.

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Number of Photography: 41

Foto
Photography ID: 651176
♂ ♀  Adult
La Florida - Bosque de Las Aves
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/12/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 651175
♂ ♀  Adult
La Florida - Bosque de Las Aves
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/12/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 651174
♂ ♀  Adult
La Florida - Bosque de Las Aves
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/12/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 651100
♂ ♀  Adult
Ecolodge La Minga
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/13/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 651099
♂ ♀  Adult
Ecolodge La Minga
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/13/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 651098
♂ ♀  Adult
Ecolodge La Minga
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/13/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 650195
♀  Adult
Finca la florida
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/12/2025
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 640406
♂  Adult
Copey de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
03/31/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 572588
♂  Adult
Oak Glen
California
United States
02/25/2024
Virginia Bonifacio
Foto
Photography ID: 572578
♂ ♀  Adult
Oak Glen
California
United States
02/25/2024
Virginia Bonifacio



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Number of Films: 1


Video ID: 106
♂  Adult
Cerro de la Muerte
San José
Costa Rica
11/19/2011
Luis Vargas


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Number of Records: 64



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235364915/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Huerta Hotel, Yotoco2Pablo Eguia
233285515/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Huerta Hotel, Yotoco2Nino A. Grangetto
235343213/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaEcolodge La Minga2Pablo Eguia
233380713/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Minga ecolodge2Jorge Schlemmer
233214813/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Minga ecolodge2Nino A. Grangetto
235326312/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Florida - Bosque de Las Aves2Pablo Eguia
235278112/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaFinca la floridaJorge Schlemmer
233208111/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaFinca la florida2Nino A. Grangetto
229695617/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaFinca la florida2Carlos Schmidt
229676717/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Minga ecolodge5Carlos Schmidt
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.