Hispaniolan Woodpecker

Melanerpes striatus (Müller, PLS, 1776)

Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Melanerpes striatus, is a woodpecker of Hispaniola in North America, where it occurs in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It belongs to the Picidae family and was described by Müller in 1776. It is a social bird that lives in woodland and also uses forests, plantations, cactus scrub, mangroves, swamps, grassland, palm groves, farmed woodland and city parks. It breeds in colonies, with many pairs sharing the same tree, and both sexes help to make the nest hole.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Picidae — Woodpeckers

Breeding range

North America: Hispaniola