| Black-cheeked woodpecker | |
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| male in Belize | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Melanerpes |
| Species: | M. pucherani
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe, 1849)
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The black-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Mexico south to Ecuador.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22680816A152197151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22680816A152197151.en. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Woodpeckers". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved 9 January 2023.