Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchenSalvin, O, 1870
English (US) Golden-naped Woodpecker
The Golden-naped Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
Range: southwestern Costa Rica and adjacent western PanamaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melanerpes chrysauchen
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Golden-naped Woodpecker
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1870
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1870
- Type locality
- Bogaba [Chiriqui], Panama.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.2 p.213
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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