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Golden-cheeked Woodpecker

Melanerpes chrysogenys

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

I had never seen a woodpecker on the ground foraging for food. It found a worm and flew away. It's endemic to the Mexican Pacific coast.

Habitat:

Subtropical dry forest.

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PublishedJune 3, 2016

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