Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysogenys(Vigors, NA, 1839)
English (US) Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
The Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) 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.
- Scientific name
- Melanerpes chrysogenys
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Melanerpes chrysogenys chrysogenys
- Melanerpes chrysogenys flavinuchus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus chrysogenys
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1839)
- Type locality
- No locality, but either Mazatlan Sinaloa or San Blas or Tepic, Nayarit.
- Original description
- The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage p.24
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Yucatan Woodpecker
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Red-crowned Woodpecker
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Gila Woodpecker
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Hoffmann's Woodpecker
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Golden-fronted Woodpecker
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