Latin Name	Melanerpes aurifrons
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General Literature

Bent, Arthur Cleveland. Life Histories of North American Woodpeckers. New York: Dover Publications, 1964

Kilham, Lawrence. Life History Studies of Woodpeckers of Eastern North America. Cambridge, Mass.: Nuttall Ornithological Club, 1983.

Short, Lester L. Woodpeckers of the World. Greenville, Del.: Delaware Museum of Natural History, 1982.

Skutch, Alexander Frank. Life of the Woodpecker. Santa Monica: Ibis Publishing Co., 1985.

Winkler, Hans et al. Woodpeckers: A Guide to the Woodpeckers of the World. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995.

Species-specific Literature

Dennis, John V. “Damage by Golden-fronted and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers to Fence Posts and Utility Poles in South Texas.” Wilson Bulletin (January-March; 1967)

Husak, Michael Scott. Seasonal Variation in Territorial Behavior of the Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)

Husak, Michael Scott. Golden-fronted Woodpecker: Melanerpes aurifrons. Academy of Natural Science, 1998.

Kujawa, Kathleen Irwin. Foraging Behavior of the Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) in San Angelo Texas Region.

Martin, James W. and James C. Kroll. “Hoarding of Corn by Golden-fronted Woodpeckers.” Wilson Bulletin (October-December; 1975)

Smith, Julia I. “Evidence of Hybridization Between Red-bellied and Golden-fronted Woodpeckers.” Condor (March-April; 1987)

Wetmore, Alexander “The Golden-fronted Woodpeckers of Texas and Northern Mexico.” Wilson Bulletin (July-September; 1948)