{"id":25439,"date":"2012-11-05T14:37:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:15:18","slug":"puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 Melanerpes genus that occur in the Antilles. Furthermore, it is the only resident species of the Picidae family in Puerto Rico. The species is common in the main island of Puerto Rico and rare in the island of Vieques.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Puerto Rican Woodpecker\u00a0<i>Melanerpes\u00a0portoricensis<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-311-25439\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2353\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-9.jpg\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2352\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-8.jpg\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2351\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-7.jpg\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2350\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-6.jpg\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2349\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-5.jpg\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2348\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-4.jpg\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2347\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-3.jpg\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2346\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-2.jpg\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2345\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-1.jpg\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) at Bosque Estatal De Guanica,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_puerto-rican-woodpecker-melanerpes-portoricensis-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 Melanerpes genus that occur in the Antilles. Furthermore, it is the only resident species of the Picidae family in Puerto Rico. 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