Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys)
About the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
The golden-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to Mexico. The golden-cheeked woodpecker has sometimes been placed in genus Centurus. It has two subspecies, the nominate M. c. chrysogenys (Vigors, 1839) and M. c. flavinuchus (Ridgway, 1911).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 75 recordings for this species: 45 CC BY-NC-SA · 30 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 Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
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- Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheranirecording
- 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.