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Gold-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

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Field Notes

Description:

Barred with black and white above and buff below. Its neck is a yellow-orange and the male Golden-fronted Woodpecker has a red cap.

Habitat:

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker is found in woodland and brushlands ranging from Central America to Texas and Oklahoma.

Notes:

Photo taken by Sam Massey

Reference Links:

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

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Comments (4)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Please remove this from the following mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7... The user has not been granted permission to extend beyond 300 miles from Las Vegas.
JoshuaGSmith
Wow! This would be great on my mission for the woodpeckers of the United states. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/71226021

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Spring Lake Biodiversity

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PublishedSeptember 23, 2014

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