Golden-fronted woodpecker

Golden-fronted woodpecker
A male from the northern subspecies group at Roma, Texas
Velasquez's woodpecker from Honduras
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Melanerpes
Species:
M. aurifrons
Binomial name
Melanerpes aurifrons
(Wagler, 1829)
Range of golden-fronted and Velasquez's woodpeckers
Velasquez's woodpecker male on wild papaya

The golden-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in the southern United States (mostly Texas), Mexico and parts of Central America.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680862A92883010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680862A92883010.en. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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