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Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cruentatus
Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Codes
yetwoo2, YTWO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers (Picidae)
SpeciesMelanerpes cruentatus
Codesyetwoo2, YTWO
Identification

The Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus) is a member of the Woodpeckers family within the order Piciformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code yetwoo2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Melanerpes cruentatus

Family: Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: yetwoo2