Kingdom Animalia Order Piciformes Genus Melanerpes Higher classification Melanerpes | Phylum Chordata Family Picidae Scientific name Melanerpes chrysogenys Rank Species | |
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Similar Grey‑breasted woodpecker, Woodpecker, Bird, Grey‑crowned woodpecker, Jamaican woodpecker | ||
Golden cheeked woodpecker centurus chrysogenys nesting
The golden-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. 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.
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- Golden cheeked woodpecker centurus chrysogenys nesting
- Golden cheeked woodpecker jalisco mexico
- Habitat
- Description
- Food habits
- References
Golden cheeked woodpecker jalisco mexico
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.
