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9 1/2" (24 cm). Barred with black and white above and buff below, like Red-bellied Woodpecker, but male has red restricted to cap; nape orange; forecrown yellow; female lacks red but has orange nape. | 9 1/2" (24 cm). Barred with black and white above and buff below, like Red-bellied Woodpecker, but male has red restricted to cap; nape orange; forecrown yellow; female lacks red but has orange nape. | ||
Voice: Loud churrrr. Call a burry chuck-chuck-chuck. | Voice: Loud churrrr. Call a burry chuck-chuck-chuck. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Resident in southwestern Oklahoma and central Texas. | + | Resident in southwestern Oklahoma and central Texas. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | The species name ''aurifrons'' is Latin for "gold-fronted | + | '''Kingdom:''' Animalia -> '''Phylum:''' Chordata -> '''Class:''' Aves -> '''Order:''' Passeriformes -> '''Family:''' Picadae -> '''Genus:''' ''Melanerpes'' -> '''Species:''' ''M. aurifrons'' <br> |
| + | The species name ''aurifrons'' is Latin for "gold-fronted" | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Open woods in dry country and river bottoms with trees.<BR>This familiar woodpecker is common in the parks and shade trees of Texas towns and cities. A southwestern species, it is a close relative of and resembles the Red-bellied Woodpecker found mainly in the Southeast | + | Open woods in dry country and river bottoms with trees.<BR>This familiar woodpecker is common in the parks and shade trees of Texas towns and cities. A southwestern species, it is a close relative of and resembles the [[Red-bellied Woodpecker]] found mainly in the Southeast." |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Nesting 4 or 5 white eggs in holes in mesquite trees, poles, and posts. | Nesting 4 or 5 white eggs in holes in mesquite trees, poles, and posts. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Melanerpes+aurifrons}} | {{GSearch|Melanerpes+aurifrons}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 12 November 2007
- Melanerpes aurifrons
Identification
9 1/2" (24 cm). Barred with black and white above and buff below, like Red-bellied Woodpecker, but male has red restricted to cap; nape orange; forecrown yellow; female lacks red but has orange nape. Voice: Loud churrrr. Call a burry chuck-chuck-chuck.
Distribution
Resident in southwestern Oklahoma and central Texas.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia -> Phylum: Chordata -> Class: Aves -> Order: Passeriformes -> Family: Picadae -> Genus: Melanerpes -> Species: M. aurifrons
The species name aurifrons is Latin for "gold-fronted"
Habitat
Open woods in dry country and river bottoms with trees.
This familiar woodpecker is common in the parks and shade trees of Texas towns and cities. A southwestern species, it is a close relative of and resembles the Red-bellied Woodpecker found mainly in the Southeast."
Behaviour
Nesting 4 or 5 white eggs in holes in mesquite trees, poles, and posts.
