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Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Female)

Melanerpes aurifrons

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

A gray body with a black and white streaked back. The female only has a small gold patch at the base of the bill and a larger gold patch on the back of the head. Right after she left the water the male came and got in the exact same spot to drink.

Habitat:

Drinking from the bird bath at the blind in Palo Duro Canyon SP

Reference Links:

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

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Comments (1)
Tom15
Nice, you got both the male and female!

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PublishedNovember 18, 2013

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