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

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

- Scientific name: *Melanerpes aurifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 41012
- Wikidata: [Q628600](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628600)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18167](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18167)

## Names

- en: Golden-fronted Woodpecker
- de: Goldstirnspecht
- es: Carpintero cheje
- fr: Pic à front doré
- nl: Goudvoorhoofdspecht
- pt: Pica-pau-de-testa-dourada
- pl: Dzięciur złotoczelny

## Countries with the most observations

MX (25762), US (10063), HN (1047), BZ (612), GT (568), SV (564), NI (96)

## Summary

The golden-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in the southern United States (mostly Texas), Mexico and parts of Central America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: kkacheltje · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37281239

## Machine access

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