| Velasquez's woodpecker | |
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| In Honduras | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Melanerpes |
| Species: | M. santacruzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanerpes santacruzi (Bonaparte, 1838)
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| Subspecies | |
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11, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melanerpes aurifrons santacruzi | |
Velasquez's woodpecker (Melanerpes santacruzi) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Mexico to Nicaragua.[1]
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Woodpeckers". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved 9 January 2023.