Golden-fronted woodpecker

Nesting behavior of the golden-fronted is similar to that of the Red-bellied Woodpecker. Tall trees of pecan, oak, and mesquite are the major species used for nesting. Occasionally fence posts, telephone poles, and bird boxes are used.

The Golden-fronted woodpecker is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons, is a North American woodpecker. Its preferred habitat is mesquite and riparian woodlands. It is distributed from Texas and Oklahoma in the United States through Mexico to Honduras and northern Nicaragua. Cooke listed this species as an abundant resident of the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, in 1884. More

The diet of the golden-fronted woodpecker consists of both insects and vegetable matter. Grasshoppers make up more than half of the animal matter and other insects include beetles and ants. Vegetable matter consumed consists of corn, acorns, wild fruits, and berries. Gallery - from the Mexican Boundary Survey from Roma, Texas Subspecies M. aurifrons dubius from the Yucatán. References - 1. ^ BirdLife International (2004). More

Golden-fronted Woodpecker reaches the United States only in the brushlands and open woodlands of Texas and Oklahoma. Come watch nesting birds at Nestcams. More

Golden-fronted WoodpeckerThe Golden-fronted Woodpecker resides in central Texas. It can also be found in the temperate and tropical regions of North America and as far north as southwestern Oklahoma. It measures around 9 to 10 inches long with a wingspan of 17 inches. It weighs about 2 to 4 ounces. It is considered a medium-sized woodpecker. It has deep reddish brown eyes and grayish black bill. It has grayish head, breast and flanks. More

The Golden-fronted woodpecker is a medium-sized to large woodpecker, averaging 8 1/2 to 10 1/2 inches. The name comes from a golden stripe across the face and around the back of the neck but there may also be a small patch of yellow, orange or red in the center of their belly. The breast is pale tan to light brown with with black and white “zebra-striping” or checkerboard pattern across the back and wings. Adult males may also have a red cap on their heads. More

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker is generally located in North America. It resides in multiple woodlands throughout Texas and Oklahoma, and is especially rampant in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Nests are drilled out of trees, which are later reused by other species of birds. Taller varieties of pecan, oak and mesquite are the preferred materials for nests. In urbanized areas, they may also use telephone poles, fence posts and man-made bird boxes. The Golden-fronted Woodpecker primarily eats insects and vegetation. More

Bent Life History for the Golden-fronted Woodpecker - the common name and sub-species reflect the nomenclature in use at the time the description was written. GOLDEN-FRONTED WOODPECKER CENTURUS AURIFRONS (Wagler) HABITS The golden-fronted woodpecker is found, in suitable localities, from central Texas southward to the Valley of Mexico. It is not, however, evenly distributed, being common in certain regions that suit its requirements and entirely absent from other types of surrounding country. For example, E. M. More

Melanerpes aurifrons, the golden-fronted woodpecker, is a permanent resident in central Texas. These woodpeckers typically are found in temperate and tropical regions of North American and extend as far north as southwestern Oklahoma and south to the northern region of Nicaragua. Unlike the predominant picture associated with woodpeckers, the golden-fronted woodpecker finds most of its food not by drilling into trees but by scavenging insects and insect larvae from the surface and subsurface of trees and along the ground. More

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker is common in the parks and shade trees of Texas towns and cities. A southwestern species, it is a close relative of and resembles the Red-bellied Woodpecker found mainly in the Southeast. The Golden-fronted Woodpecker has a barred black-and-white back, strong black-and-white facial pattern with a conspicuous gold patch above the beak. The male has red cap while the female has a black cap. More

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) is a North American woodpecker. Its preferred habitat is mesquite and riparian woodlands in Texas and Oklahoma. Cooke listed this species as an abundant resident of the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, in 1884. Nesting: Nesting behavior of the golden-fronted is similar to that of the Red-bellied Woodpecker. Tall trees of pecan, oak, and mesquite are the major species used for nesting. Occasionally fence posts, telephone poles, and bird boxes are used. More

Golden-fronted Woodpeckers often eat the fruit of the prickly pear cactus when it is in season, sometimes turning their faces purple from the juice. Corn and bananas are also on the menu for Golden-fronted Woodpeckers. (Follow the links on the left for additional information.) The Birdzilla. More

This isn't the first time a Golden-fronted Woodpecker has revealed his sweet-tooth to me. During my winter, 2005 stay at San Juan Hacienda a bit north of here (see below) this bird pecked holes in immature coconuts and caused much damage in orange orchards. Birders in the eastern US might see little difference between our Golden-fronted Woodpecker and the Red- bellied Woodpecker so common up there. Golden-fronted Woodpeckers, distributed from the southwestern US to El Salvador and Honduras, exhibit various geographical variations in Mexico. More

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker is one kind of woodpecker that can be described as nine to ten inches long and having a red crown and nape, black and white back, wings, and feathers, white head and under sides, and black beak. It is typically found in the forests and shrub areas of Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. It mainly feeds on insects but also eats fruit, nuts, sap, berries, and pine seeds. More

range the Golden-fronted Woodpecker is a species of the dry brushlands and semiopen woodlands of the southern plains. The greatest density of this species in the United States is in the mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) brushlands of south Texas. It is often common and calls loudly, hence a conspicuous species. Its appearance, behavior, and vocalizations are similar to those of the closely related Red-bellied Woodpecker (M. carolinus), with which it hybridizes. More

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker in Animals (480x272, 153K) How to get wallpaper onto your PSP: 1. Connect your PSP or Memory Stick Pro Duo to your PC. (If using a USB Cable, plug it into your PSP, boot up your PSP, then go to Settings, and scroll down to USB Connection) 2. Go to My Computer -> Open the new Removable Disk that has appeared. More

Cool Facts: The Golden-fronted Woodpeckers has four subspecies that were originally thought to be different species on woodpecker. The Golden patch on the neck is yellow to orange in Texas and most of Mexico. It’s red on the Yucatan Peninsula and orange farther south. The Golden-fronted eats as much fruit and nuts, as it does, insects. When it summers in Texas, it is said that the faces of the Golden-fronted turn stained purple from eating prickly pear cactus fruit. More

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