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Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
41,777 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 41,777 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Yucatán WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeus
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialis
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
Golden-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes chrysogenys
Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii
Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 546,828 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 18,531 |
| Texas | 10,245 |
| Oklahoma | 9,631 |
| Nuevo Leon | 3,115 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 1,978 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 1,667 |
| Quintana Roo | 1,603 |
| Chihuahua | 1,323 |
| Guanajuato | 1,217 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Woodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers · Picidae |
| Genus | Melanerpes Woodpeckers · Melanerpes |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Golden-fronted Woodpecker with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.