Summary ⁶

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) is a North American woodpecker. Its preferred habitat is mesquite and riparian woodlands. It is distributed from Texas and Oklahoma in the United States through Mexico to Honduras and northern Nicaragua. Cooke listed this species as an abundant resident of the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, in 1884.

Distribution ⁷

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/30818542@N04/3525394463
2. (c) 2001 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=32007&one=T
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6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanerpes_aurifrons
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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
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• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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