| 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 | |
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Melanerpes chrysauchen Salvin, 1870 |
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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.