ðə blˈæktʃˈiːkt wˈʊdpɛkɚɹ ɪz mˌɑːnoʊtˈɪpɪk bˌʌt ɐsˈaɪnɪŋ ɪt tˈuː sˈʌbspiːsˌiːz hɐz sˈʌmtaɪmz bˌɪn pɹəpˈoʊzd.
The black-cheeked woodpecker is monotypic but assigning it two subspecies has sometimes been proposed.