Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)
About the Golden-fronted Woodpecker
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. The golden-fronted woodpecker was formally described in 1829 by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler under the binomial name Picus aurifrons. The specific epithet combines the Latin aurum, auri meaning "gold" with frons, frontis meaning "forehead", "brow" or "front". The type locality is the state of Hidalgo in south central Mexico. The golden-fronted woodpecker is now one of the 23 species placed in the genus Melanerpes that was introduced by the English ornithologist William Swainson in 1832. Twelve subspecies are recognised, many of which are restricted to islands.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 74 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
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- Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisrecording
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusrecording
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusrecording
- Yellow-tufted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cruentatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.