Yellow-eared woodpecker

Yellow-eared woodpecker
A male photographed on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Piciformes
Family:Picidae
Genus:Veniliornis
Species: V. maculifrons
Binomial name
Veniliornis maculifrons
(Spix, 1824)

The yellow-eared woodpecker (Veniliornis maculifrons) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to humid Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. Its common name refers to the yellow nape of both sexes - a feature not shared by any other Veniliornis in its range.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Veniliornis maculifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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