Golden-naped woodpecker

Golden-naped woodpecker
male, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Melanerpes
Species: M. chrysauchen
Binomial name
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Salvin, 1870

The golden-naped woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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