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The golden-fronted woodpecker is 22 to 26 cm (8.7 to 10 in) long and weighs 65 to 102 g (2.3 to 3.6 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except for the pattern on their heads. Adult males have a red crown and a golden orange to yellow nape with a gap between them; females have a grayish crown and a paler yellow nape.
The golden-fronted woodpecker has a diet of adult and larval arthropods, some aerial insects, fruit, nuts and corn, as well as occasionally eating other birds' eggs. The bird has a loud call and a short, slow drumming pattern. This male golden-fronted woodpecker was photographed perching on a branch in Copán, Honduras.
Yellow-fronted woodpecker: Melanerpes flavifrons: Brazil, Paraguay and far northeastern Argentina. Golden-naped woodpecker: Melanerpes chrysauchen: Costa Rica and western Panama Beautiful woodpecker: Melanerpes pulcher: Colombia. Black-cheeked woodpecker: Melanerpes pucherani: southeastern Mexico south to western Ecuador. White-fronted ...
Red-headed woodpecker: Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) 38 Acorn woodpecker: Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) 39 Yellow-tufted woodpecker: Melanerpes cruentatus (Boddaert, 1783) 40 Yellow-fronted woodpecker: Melanerpes flavifrons (Vieillot, 1818) 41 Golden-naped woodpecker: Melanerpes chrysauchen Salvin, 1870: 42 Beautiful ...
These species include Roadside Hawk, Gray Hawk, Green Jay, Golden-Fronted Woodpecker, Clay-Colored Thrush, Least Grebe, and Great Kiskadee." ... Related: 35 Surprising Facts About America's ...
The golden-fronted woodpecker has a diet of is adult and larval arthropods, some aerial insects, fruit, nuts and corn, as well as occasionally eggs eating other birds' eggs. The bird has a loud call and a short, slow drumming pattern. This male golden-fronted woodpecker was photographed in Copán, Honduras.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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The golden-fronted woodpecker — which is much more common than the Yucatan woodpecker — has a larger body and a longer beak, and the female has more red on the nape of the neck than that of the Yucatan woodpecker. The golden-fronted woodpecker also has reddish feathers at the base of the bill, whereas the Yucatan Woodpecker has yellow ...