This woodpecker lives in the foothills of western Mexico. It has a green back and barred underparts; the male has a red cheek stripe.
Both sexes have a gray crown, green back, and barred underparts. The male has a broad red cheek stripe.
It occurs in tropical forest and shade-grown coffee plantations in western Mexico, foraging in the middle and upper levels of large trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.