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Melanerpes
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Kingdom
Animalia
Subfamily
Picinae
Scientific name
Melanerpes
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Tribe
Melanerpini
Higher classification
Picinae
Rank
Genus
Lower classifications
Red‑bellied woodpecker, Red‑headed woodpecker, Acorn woodpecker, Gila woodpecker, White woodpecker
Near endemic beautiful woodpecker melanerpes pulcher birds from colombia
Melanerpes is a genus of woodpeckers of the family Picidae found in the New World.
The genus was introduced by the English ornithologist William John Swainson in 1832. The word Melanerpes come from the Greek melas meaning black and herpēs meaning creeper.
The genus includes 24 species:
White woodpecker, Melanerpes candidus
Lewis's woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis
Guadeloupe woodpecker, Melanerpes herminieri
Puerto Rican woodpecker, Melanerpes portoricensis
Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus
Yellow-tufted woodpecker, Melanerpes cruentatus
Yellow-fronted woodpecker, Melanerpes flavifrons
Golden-naped woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysauchen
Beautiful woodpecker, Melanerpes pulcher
Black-cheeked woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani
White-fronted woodpecker, Melanerpes cactorum
Hispaniolan woodpecker, Melanerpes striatus
Jamaican woodpecker, Melanerpes radiolatus
Golden-cheeked woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysogenys
Grey-breasted woodpecker, Melanerpes hypopolius
Yucatan woodpecker, Melanerpes pygmaeus
Red-crowned woodpecker, Melanerpes rubricapillus
Gila woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis
Hoffmann's woodpecker, Melanerpes hoffmannii
Golden-fronted woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons
Velasquez's woodpecker, Melanerpes santacruzi
Red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus
West Indian woodpecker, Melanerpes superciliaris
Grand Bahama West Indian woodpecker, Melanerpes superciliaris bahamensis (extinct: 1950s)
