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title: "Dzięciur złotolicy"
description: "Melanerpes chrysogenys — Ptaki. The golden-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/golden-cheeked-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dzięciur złotolicy

> Melanerpes chrysogenys — Ptaki. The golden-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Melanerpes chrysogenys*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 5850
- Wikidata: [Q1259658](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1259658)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18206](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18206)

## Names

- en: Golden-cheeked Woodpecker
- de: Goldwangenspecht
- es: Carpintero enmascarado
- fr: Pic élégant
- nl: Goudwangspecht
- pl: Dzięciur złotolicy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (5511)

## Summary

The golden-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-cheeked_woodpecker

## Photo

![Dzięciur złotolicy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-cheeked-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320912012

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-cheeked-woodpecker?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).