Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) [XC838541]
by id from Fazenda S\u00e3o Miguel, Itaj\u00e1, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (drumming, song)
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) [XC548011]
by Caio Brito from S\u00e3o Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song)
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 geographical subspecies considered unwarranted.