Golden-fronted woodpecker / Hoffmannspecht (Melanerpes aurifrons)
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Altamira oriole waits in line while the golden-fronted woodpecker feeds. 2023-04-16 07:14:12 Yucatan
Observations
First documented observation: 2023-03-31 in Yucatan. Most recent observation: 2023-04-16 in Yucatan.Description
Classification: Genus Melanerpes (Melanerpes); Family Woodpeckers (Picidae)General:
The golden-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) is a North American woodpecker. Its preferred habitat is mesquite, riparian woodlands, and tropical rainforest. It is distributed from Texas and Oklahoma in the United States through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and northern Nicaragua.[2] Cooke listed this species as an abundant resident of the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, in 1884.
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Either a yucatan woodpecker, but they have gold at the beak, or a golden-fronted woodpecker, Velasquez's subspecies which has more red on the head, Ecotucan. 2023-03-31 16:38:34 Yucatan
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