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Primary Traits
36.1 g
1,700 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Melanerpes cactorum
English name
White-fronted Woodpecker
Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Melanerpes
Species
cactorum
Data source
HBW7, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
26 g
Maximum female mass
35 g
Minimum male mass
31 g
Maximum male mass
42 g
Minimum unsexed mass
29 g
Maximum unsexed mass
53 g
Average mass
36.1 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
L
Typical upper elevation
1,700 m
Maximum elevation
2,500 m
Elevation range
No data
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Woodland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.1
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Cooperative breeder
Nest type
Cavity (tree)
Nest substrate
Stump, Shrub/Bush/Vine
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
No data
Maximum clutch size
No data
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary