Woodpeckers

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) is an 81 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Woodpeckers

Order

Piciformes

Weight

81 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in United States, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua.

Where to see it: Barrio La Leona (FW) (Honduras); 2a calle, Lotificación Minerva. (El Salvador); Finca La Gracia (Guatemala); Ecoparque El Espino (El Salvador); Parque del Bicentenario (ANP El Espino-Bosque Los Pericos) (El Salvador).

Photo: (c) Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist