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Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

A stripe-backed woodpecker of Mexico and Central America, the Golden-fronted Woodpecker reaches the United States only in the brushlands and open woodlands of Texas and Oklahoma.

Habitat:

Texas hill country

Reference Links:

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

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