Listen to the Black-cheeked woodpecker
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About the Black-cheeked woodpecker
The Black-cheeked woodpecker is a bird in the family Picidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Black-cheeked woodpecker sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Melanerpes
More from the family Picidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Black-cheeked woodpecker sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Black-cheeked woodpecker on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Black-cheeked woodpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-cheeked woodpecker as “least concern”.
What family does the Black-cheeked woodpecker belong to?
The Black-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé Botrosa Road end, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q655016 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-cheeked woodpecker – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Jerry Oldenettel – CC BY-SA 2.0