Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)

Habitat
Forests, open woodlands and clearings with a few tree. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.

Eastern North America to eastern South America including south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fruits, berries. Also insects and nectar.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (43)...)

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) [XC777740]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Reserva do Setor S\u00edtio de Recreio Cara\u00edbas-Goi\u00e2nia, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (call)

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) [XC58259]
by Sofia Wasylyk from Parque Nacional Itatiaia (Hotel Simon), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (call)

Nest
Probably a cavity excavated in a tree.

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in a separate genus Tripsurus, along with Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani), Golden-naped Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen) and Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus). Forms a superspecies with Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus), sometimes also including first two. Birds from eastern and south of range, generally much darker below than north-western populations, are sometimes separated as subspecies rubriventris, but considerable variation exists throughout entire range. Recognition of ge�ographical subspecies considered unwarranted.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) - 10 files

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