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| − | + | [[File:Yellow-fronted_Woodpecker_Clearer-Image_RENATO.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|renato.santos.4b|renato.santos.4b}}<br />Campina Grande do Sul, Parana, [[Brazil]], 14 May 2022]] | |
| − | [[ | + | ;[[:Category:Melanerpes|Melanerpes]] flavifrons |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | [[ | + | 17 cm (6¾ in)<br /> |
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Golden-yellow forehead and throat | ||
| + | *Red crown to hindneck | ||
| + | *Bluish-black [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
| + | *Yellow throat<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' has an all black crown | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Yellow-fronted_Woodpecker-fem.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br />Simon Hotel, [[Itatiaia National Park]], Rio de Janeiro, [[Brazil]], December 2006]] | ||
| + | [[South America]]: found from eastern and south-eastern [[Brazil]] to eastern [[Paraguay]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] (Misiones). | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Humid forests; cane fields, orchards and palm groves. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | == | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | [[Dictionary_M-O#O|Omnivorous]], their diet consists of fruit, berries, seeds, insects and larvae. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Melanerpes flavifrons" {{!}} "Yellow-fronted Woodpecker"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 4 January 2023
- Melanerpes flavifrons
Identification
17 cm (6¾ in)
Male
- Golden-yellow forehead and throat
- Red crown to hindneck
- Bluish-black lores
- Yellow throat
Female has an all black crown
Distribution
South America: found from eastern and south-eastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid forests; cane fields, orchards and palm groves.
Behaviour
Diet
Omnivorous, their diet consists of fruit, berries, seeds, insects and larvae.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-fronted Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-fronted_Woodpecker
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
