Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Code 4

GFWO

Code 6

MELAUR

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown in young birds, dark red or red brown in adults.
Head Pattern: Capped
Crown Color: Red
Forehead Color: White
Nape Color: Yellow and gray.
Throat Color: Gray
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 22-25 cm (8.5-10 in)
Weight: 85 g (3 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: White, Black, Gray
Underparts: Pale gray with faint yellow on belly.
Upperparts: Black and white barring and white rump.
Back Pattern: Barred or banded
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Alternates series of shallow rapid wing beats with short glides, producing a series of undulations as it progresses.
Wingspan Range: 41-46 cm (16-18 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Forked Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black with black and white spotted outer feathers.
Under Tail: Black with black and white spotted outer feathers.
Leg Color: Gray-black

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