About the Golden-fronted Woodpecker
The golden-fronted woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in the southern United States, Mexico and parts of Central America.
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The golden-fronted woodpecker is 22 to 26 cm (8.7 to 10 in) long and weighs 65 to 102 g (2.3 to 3.6 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except for the pattern on their heads. Adult males have a red crown and a golden orange to yellow nape with a gap between them; females have a grayish crown and a paler yellow nape. On adults of both sexes the rest of the head is various shades of gray. Their upperparts are mostly barred black and white, with white uppertail coverts that have a few black spots. Their flight feathers are black with variable amounts of white on the primaries.
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Where the Golden-fronted Woodpecker lives
When to see the Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Peak activity in April · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialisThe back and wings of this bird are spotted and barred with a black and white zebra-like pattern.
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusAdults are distinctly tricolored, with a black back and tail, a white belly and rump, and a red head and neck.
Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillusThe red-crowned woodpecker is 16 to 18.5 cm (6.3 to 7.3 in) long and weighs 40 to 65 g (1.4 to 2.3 oz).
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