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title: "Puerto Rican Woodpecker"
description: "Melanerpes portoricensis — Aves. The Puerto Rican woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) is the only woodpecker endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and is one of the five species of the genus Melanerpes that occur in the Antilles."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/puerto-rican-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Puerto Rican Woodpecker

> Melanerpes portoricensis — Aves. The Puerto Rican woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) is the only woodpecker endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and is one of the five species of the genus Melanerpes that occur in the Antilles.

- Scientific name: *Melanerpes portoricensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1067
- Wikidata: [Q1271247](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1271247)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18182](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18182)

## Names

- en: Puerto Rican Woodpecker
- de: Scharlachbrustspecht
- es: Carpintero de Puerto Rico
- fr: Pic de Porto Rico
- nl: Puerto-Ricospecht
- pl: Dzięciur czerwonogardły

## Countries with the most observations

PR (992)

## Summary

The Puerto Rican woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) is the only woodpecker endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and is one of the five species of the genus Melanerpes that occur in the Antilles. Furthermore, it is the only resident species of the family Picidae in Puerto Rico. The species is common on the main island of Puerto Rico and rare on the island of Vieques.

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

## Photo

![Puerto Rican Woodpecker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/puerto-rican-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Leonel Richard · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15311253

## Machine access

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