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Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Black and white striped back with a gray belly. This male has a large orange patch on the back of the head, a medium sized red patch on top of the head, and a small golden patch at the base of the bill.

Habitat:

At the feeding station in Sabal Palm Grove birding area.

Reference Links:

Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Orn…

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