Yellow-browed Woodpecker (Piculus aurulentus)

Other Names (World)
Yellow-browed Woodpecker, White-browed Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
21 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1823)

Habitat
Montane and lowland humid forests. From 750 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B).

South-eastern Brazil (S�o Paulo, eastern Minas Gerais and western Esp��rito Santo south to Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones, north-eastern Corrientes).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearing and conversion to agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Yellow-browed Woodpecker (Piculus aurulentus) [XC556495]
by Caio Brito from Mata dos Caet\u00e9s, Brazil (canto)

Yellow-browed Woodpecker (Piculus aurulentus) [XC600143]
by Felipe Arantes from Trilha do Portal do C\u00e9u, Patrimonio da Penha-ES, Esp\u00edrito Santo, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-browed Woodpecker (Piculus aurulentus) - 10 files

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