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title: "Dzięciur płowy"
description: "Melanerpes striatus — Ptaki. The Hispaniolan woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/hispaniolan-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dzięciur płowy

> Melanerpes striatus — Ptaki. The Hispaniolan woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

- Scientific name: *Melanerpes striatus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 1325
- Wikidata: [Q1569617](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1569617)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18180](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18180)

## Names

- en: Hispaniolan Woodpecker
- de: Haitispecht
- es: Carpintero de La Española
- fr: Pic d'Hispaniola
- nl: Hispaniolaspecht
- pt: Pica-pau-de-hispaniola
- pl: Dzięciur płowy

## Countries with the most observations

DO (1210), HT (40)

## Summary

The Hispaniolan woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniolan_woodpecker

## Photo

![Dzięciur płowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hispaniolan-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Eli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261727073

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hispaniolan-woodpecker?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).