Golden-naped woodpecker | |
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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.