ðə blˈæktʃˈiːkt wˈʊdpɛkɚɹ ɪz fˈaʊnd fɹʌm vˌɛɹəkɹˈuːz ænd tʃˈaɪəpəz ɪn sˈʌðɚn mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ sˈaʊθ ɔnðə kˌæɹəbˈiən slˈoʊp ˌɪntʊ kˈɔstɚ ɹˈiːkə ænd fɹʌm ðɛɹ ˌɔn bˈoʊθ slˈoʊps ɪn pˈænəmˌɑː θɹuː wˈɛstɚn kəlˈʌmbiə ænd wˈɛstɚn ˈɛkwɐdˌoːɹ slˈaɪtli ˌɪntʊ pɚɹˈuː.
The black-cheeked woodpecker is found from Veracruz and Chiapas in southern Mexico south on the Caribbean slope into Costa Rica and from there on both slopes in Panama through western Colombia and western Ecuador slightly into Peru.