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[[Image:Hispaniolan-Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|MORT|MORT}}<br />Punta Cana, [[Dominican Republic]], 21 January 2010]]
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[[Image:Hispaniolan_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Willie Wagtail]]
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;[[:Category:Melanerpes|Melanerpes]] striatus
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Location: Las Galeras, Casa Marina Bay
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[[Image:8 Hispaniolan Woodpecker Punta Cana DR 21 1 19.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|firecrest15|firecrest15}}<br />Punta Cana East [[Dominican Republic]], [[West Indies]], 21 January 2019]]
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Their back is covered in yellow and black stripes. Males have a dark red stripe from their forehead to their neck while females the red stripe extends from the nape to the neck only. Their tail base is brilliantly red while the tail itself is black. The rump is olive-grey.
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20–24 cm (7¾-9½ in)
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*Yellow and black striped back
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*Olive-grey rump
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*Black tail with bright red base
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Male
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*Red forecrown to upper hindneck
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Female
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*Red stripe from the nape to the neck
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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The Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus is a medium sized woodpecker endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
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Endemic and widespread to [[Hispaniola]] and Beata Island.
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Their habitat, which is restricted to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, extends from the coasts, over the deserts to the mountains of the island.
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Sea level to mountain forests. Wooded gardens, open woodland with palm trees, wooded swamps and mangroves; coastal scrub. Occurs at heights up to around 2000 m.
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Unlike most woodpeckers the Hispaniolan Woodpecker is a social species that takes advantage of having a large number of individual adult birds in the colony to protect a nesting bank or tree.
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists of a variety of insects, especially beetles, butterflies, moths, ants, also spiders and scorpions. Lizards are taken occasionally too.
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====Breeding====
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This species has a tendency to nest colonially with maybe up to 20 nests in 1-3 trees.
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The nest hole is excavated by both adults, though the male takes the lead. The clutch contains 4-6 eggs.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}# Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)
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#Winkler, H. and D. A. Christie (2020). Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.hiswoo1.01
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Melanerpes striatus" {{!}} "Hispaniolan Woodpecker"}}
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Latest revision as of 18:40, 4 June 2023

Male
Photo © by MORT
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 21 January 2010
Melanerpes striatus

Identification

Female
Photo © by firecrest15
Punta Cana East Dominican Republic, West Indies, 21 January 2019

20–24 cm (7¾-9½ in)

  • Yellow and black striped back
  • Olive-grey rump
  • Black tail with bright red base


Male

  • Red forecrown to upper hindneck


Female

  • Red stripe from the nape to the neck

Distribution

Endemic and widespread to Hispaniola and Beata Island.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Sea level to mountain forests. Wooded gardens, open woodland with palm trees, wooded swamps and mangroves; coastal scrub. Occurs at heights up to around 2000 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of insects, especially beetles, butterflies, moths, ants, also spiders and scorpions. Lizards are taken occasionally too.

Breeding

This species has a tendency to nest colonially with maybe up to 20 nests in 1-3 trees.

The nest hole is excavated by both adults, though the male takes the lead. The clutch contains 4-6 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)
  4. Winkler, H. and D. A. Christie (2020). Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.hiswoo1.01

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External Links

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