Black Cheeked Woodpecker

Copyright: monacoeye • Central Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Black Cheeked Woodpecker
Latin: Melanerpes pucherani
Other:
Family: Picidae • Woodpecker
Range: S Mexico to W Ecuador

I had a brief view of this male Black-cheeked Woodpecker in the Canal Zone in central Panama. The male has a red cap with black band running down from eye to neck and cream coloured face and throat. Small white spot above eye. Blackish back with some white spots or bars. Belly lightly barred. Female only nape is red.