• Synonyms Wagler's Woodpecker, Bonaparte's Woodpecker, Little Red-headed Woodpecker, Red crowned Woodpecker, Red-vented Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Melanerpes subelegans, Centurus rubricapillus

Red-crowned Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Andres Angulo
    Colombia
  • 2.
    Call, © Francisco contreras
    Venezuela
  • 3.
    Male, song, © Kent Livezey
    Panama
  • 4.
    Song, © Kent Livezey
    Panama
  • 5.
    Drumming, © Joe Klaiber
    Venezuela
  • 6.
    Song, © Joe Klaiber
    Venezuela
  • 7.
    Song, © Francisco contreras
    Venezuela
  • 8.
    Call, © Nick Komar
    Colombia
  • 9.
    Song, © Gary Stiles (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt)
    Colombia
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Red-crowned Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion Costa Rica to nw Venezuela

Red-crowned Woodpecker subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Melanerpes rubricapillus paraguanaeParaguaná Pen. (n Venezuela)-No
Melanerpes rubricapillus rubricapillussw Costa Rica to the Guianas and Tobago-No
Melanerpes rubricapillus seductusSan Miguel I. (off Panama)-No
Melanerpes rubricapillus subfusculusCoiba I. (off Panama)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot de corona roja
Chinese红冠啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)紅冠啄木
Croatiannarančastotjemeni djetlić
CzechDatel kápovitý, datel kápový
DanishRødkronet Spætte
DutchRoodkruinspecht
EsperantoRuĝkrona melanerpo
Estonianväike-leeträhn
Finnishpikkuraitatikka
FrenchPic à couronne rouge
GermanRotkappenspecht, Rotkappen-Specht
Hungariannyugati küllő
ItalianPicchio capirosso, Picchio testarossa
Japaneseシロビタイシマセゲラ
Lithuanianraudonvainikis tamsianugaris genys
Norwegianrødkronespett
Norwegian NynorskRaudkronespett
Polishdzieciur czerwonolbisty, dzięciur czerwonołbisty
Portuguesepica-pau-de-coroa-vermelha
RussianКрасношапочный меланерпес, Красношапочный дятел
SerbianCrvenokapi detlić
Slovaktesárik čiapočkatý
SpanishCarpintero coronirrojo, Carpintero habano, Carpintero nuquirrojo, Carpintero Habado
SwedishRödkronad spett, rödkronad hackspett
TurkishAl Başlıklı Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianгіла мала