Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker ♂ (Melanerpes aurifrons )

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker ( Melanerpes aurifrons ) is a species has in the genus Melanerpes within the subfamily of the Real woodpeckers ( Picinae ).

Features

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker is one with a size of 27 cm and a Durcnschnittsgewicht of 87 g of the medium sized woodpeckers. The wing lengths are between 12.7 cm for females and 13.3 cm for males. Similarly, the differ beak lengths of male animals with 32.2 mm to 28.3 mm with the females. He has a yellow forehead above its beak, which is its name to this species. His head and torso are colored gray, the neck is orange - reddish. The wing plumage has a black and white striped pattern. The male has a red crown patch.

Occurrence

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker is common in the Central American countries Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and in Eastern Mexico and the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma. It is native to woodland areas, in parks and gardens. It breeds in tree holes. Its diet consists mainly of insects and beetles.

Way of life

He seeks its food mainly in the upper regions of the trees.

Subspecies

According Integrated Taxonomic Information System are 11 subspecies of Golden-fronted Woodpecker valid. These are to:

• Melanerpes aurifrons aurifrons ( Wagler, 1829)
• Melanerpes aurifrons canescens ( Salvin, 1889)
• Melanerpes aurifrons dubius ( Cabot, 1844)
• Melanerpes aurifrons grateloupensis ( Lesson, 1839)
• Melanerpes aurifrons hugh landi ( Dickerman, 1987)
• Melanerpes aurifrons insulanus ( Bond, 1936)
• Melanerpes aurifrons leei ( Ridgway, 1885)
• Melanerpes aurifrons pauper ( Ridgway, 1888)
• Melanerpes aurifrons polygrammus ( Cabanis, 1862)
• Melanerpes aurifrons santacruzi ( Bonaparte, 1838)
• Melanerpes aurifrons turneffensis ( Russell, 1963)