Melanerpes is a genus of woodpeckers of the family Picidae found in the New World. The name comes from Latin, and means `black creeper`. == Species of Melanerpes == ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanerpes
(from the article `woodpecker`) ...in search of insects; only the few ground-feeding forms are capable of perching on horizontal branches, as passerine birds do. Most woodpeckers ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/66