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Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons
(Wagler, JG, 1829)
Carpintero Cheje
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Picus aurifrons.

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Number of Photography: 29

Foto
Photography ID: 663487
♂  Adult
Playacar
Yucatán
Mexico
12/11/2025
Gabriel Carbajales
Foto
Photography ID: 648208
  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
08/12/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 648202
  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
08/12/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 647413
 Valladolid
Yucatán
Mexico
08/03/2025
Jorge Omar Lanza
Foto
Photography ID: 623585
  Adult
Retalhuleu
Guatemala
Guatemala
02/08/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 590475
♂  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
12/04/2013
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 590474
♂  Adult
Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
12/04/2013
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 586990
♂  Adult
Cancún
Quintana Roo
Mexico
05/19/2024
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 569545
 Bacalar
Quintana Roo
Mexico
12/31/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 569522
 Palenque
Chiapas
Mexico
12/29/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 569497
 Coatepec
Veracruz
Mexico
12/27/2023
Pablo Eguia



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Number of Records: 45



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240021111/12/2025MexicoYucatánRuinas de Xaman ha, Playacar1Gabriel Carbajales
240018810/12/2025MexicoYucatánRuinas de Xaman ha, Playacar2Gabriel Carbajales
240017109/12/2025MexicoYucatánRuinas de Xaman ha, Playacar2Gabriel Carbajales
240010507/12/2025MexicoYucatánRuinas de Xaman ha, Playacar2Gabriel Carbajales
240008707/12/2025MexicoYucatánPlaza 28 de julio, Playacar2Gabriel Carbajales
240006306/12/2025MexicoYucatánChichén Itzá1Gabriel Carbajales
234360712/08/2025MexicoQuintana RooPlaya del CarménHugo Alberto Valderrey
233989103/08/2025MexicoYucatánHacienda Oxman, ValladolidJorge Omar Lanza
227408016/04/2025MexicoTabascoEn un erial de aproximadamente 20x14 m (aunque hay varios lotes), contiguo a una carretera. La veget, Villa Chichicapa, ComalcalcoSantiago Domínguez Angulo
225420808/02/2025GuatemalaGuatemalaRetalhuleuManuel Godoy
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.