Golden+Fronted+Woodpecker

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 * __Size:__** 22-26cm(9-10 in) **__Weight:__** 65-102 g Wing span; 43 cm __**Diet:**__ Golden fronted woodpecker eats both insectes and vegetables. **__Egg:__** The golden fronted woodpecker has about 4-7 eggs,26mm and the eggs are white. **__Range:__** These wonderful beautiful birds are found in the woodlands. **__Different names:__** Latin name is Melanerpes aurifrons and Family name is Picidae. **__Baby birds:__** The baby birds can fly when there are about 30 days old. Both mom and dad woodpeckers care for its young and last approximately 12-14 days.**Habitat:** Here are what type of enviornment is the scrublands in the deserts, cottonwood groves, and brushy areas along the streams.**Physical Characteristics:** These wonderful woodpeckers look like medium to large sized woodpecker, with a nice orange and yellow back of the neck. The difference between a male and a female woodpecker is a male has a red cap and a female has a grayish cap. In the picture this bird has a little bit of yellow by its beak. How do these birds peck so long? These colorful birds have muscles around their head, and the muscles protect the skull from braking. To get food these birds have a long tongue with a hook at the end.__**History**__: Some similar species are the red bellied woodpecker.__**Status:**__ This animal is common in Texas and in Oklahoma.======

__**Sources:**__ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-fronted_Woodpecker
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