About the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
The golden-cheeked woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
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The golden-cheeked woodpecker is about 19 to 22 cm (7.5 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 55 to 88 g (1.9 to 3.1 oz). The sexes' plumage is alike except for their head pattern. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a whitish forehead, a red crown, and a yellow-gold nape and hindneck. Adult females have the same whitish forehead but a grayish-buff crown and an orange-red nape. In both sexes a wide black area surrounds the eye. Their upperparts are barred black and white; the black is widest on the rump and uppertail coverts. Their flight feathers are black with white bars throughout. Voice: The golden-cheeked woodpecker makes a variety of vocalizations including a "nasal 'ki-di-dik'", a "loud, nasal 'cheek-oo, cheek-oo, cheek-oo, keh-i-heh-ek'" and a "softer 'keh-i-heh' or 'kuh-uh-uh'."
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Where the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker lives
When to see the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidusThis woodpecker grows to a length of 24 to 29 cm (9.4 to 11.4 in) and weighs around 108 g (3.8 oz), with a range of 98 to 131 g (3.5 to 4.6 oz).
Puerto Rican WoodpeckerMelanerpes portoricensisThe Puerto Rican woodpecker has a black body and a bright red throat and breast.
Yucatan WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeusThe adult Yucatan woodpecker is 17 cm (6.7 in) in length.
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