C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Piciformes Picidae

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

CIOC 3808

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Piciformes · Picidae

Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons).

ATK77

DEF48

3727 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 22–26 cm
Body Mass: 80.8 g
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 77

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 77).

DEF 48

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 48).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Middle America: South-central USA and North-central & Southeastern Mexico Southern to Nicaragua and islands off Honduras Habitat: Shrubland & Scrub

12 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Melanerpes aurifrons aurifrons
sc USA to to sc Mexico
Melanerpes aurifrons polygrammus
Oaxaca to Chiapas (sw Mexico)
Melanerpes aurifrons grateloupensis
s Tamaulipas to Puebla and c Veracruz (e Mexico)
Melanerpes aurifrons veraecrucis
s Veracruz (e Mexico) to n Guatemala
Melanerpes aurifrons dubius
Yucatán Pen. (se Mexico) to Belize and ne Guatemala
Melanerpes aurifrons leei
Cozumel (just e of Mexico)
Melanerpes aurifrons turneffensis
Turneffe Is. (off Belize)
Melanerpes aurifrons santacruzi
s Chiapas (s Mexico) to n Nicaragua
Melanerpes aurifrons hughlandi
c Guatemala
Melanerpes aurifrons pauper
n Honduras
Melanerpes aurifrons insulanus
Utila I. (Bay Is., off n Honduras)
Melanerpes aurifrons canescens
Roatán I. and Barburat I. (off Honduras)