Saturday, July 11, 2020

Yucatan Woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) - 13Apr2019

Many of the Yucatan endemics are not endemic to Mexico.  This is true for the Yucatan Woodpecker which can be found in Honduras and Belize too.  This one was at my hotel Jolie Jungle in MX.  These are a cuter and smaller version of the Golden-fronted which can also be seen in TX.  Counter-intuitively, the "egg yolk" around the base of the bill is a field mark for the Yucatan and not the Golden-fronted.




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