Golden-cheeked woodpecker
| Golden-cheeked woodpecker | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Melanerpes |
| Species: | M. chrysogenys |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanerpes chrysogenys (Vigors, 1839) | |
The golden-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is endemic to Mexico, in the western, and southwestern coastal strip on the Pacific Ocean, and the western bordering regions of mountains of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. They are distributed in the coast from Sinaloa to Colima.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Description
Black-and-white barred back, rump, and untacs; mostly pale gray underparts with yellow-tinged belly; small black eye patch; faint yellowish wash on ear patch (cheeks); red crown; yellow forehead and nape. Female, similar but crown pale gray and black, not red.
Food habits
Their diet consists mainly in beetles, ants, fruits and seeds. They also eat insects, especially larvae.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Melanerpes chrysogenys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Golden-cheeked woodpecker photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Photo-High Res
- Photo www.nashvillezoo.org
- Tropical Birding.com: Photo-High Res; + Tropical Birding.com: Article.
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