Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Golden-cheeked Woodpecker

Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys

Described by: Vigors (1839)
Alternate common name(s): Gold-cheeked Woodpecker
Old scientific name(s): Centurus chrysogenys

Photographs

Mismaloya, Jalisco, Mexico - Jan 18, 2008 © Glen Tepke  Mismaloya, Jalisco, Mexico - Jan 18, 2008 © Glen Tepke  El Rancho Primavera, El Tuito, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico - Date unknown © Adrian Ganem Sada  near Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico - Feb, 2005 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  near Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico - Feb, 2005 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

Cw. Mexico;
(1) Nw. Mexico (Sinaloa e. to e. Michoacan, n. Guerrero, Morelos and ex. sw. Puebla).
(2) Sw. Mexico (c. Oaxaca).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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