Yellow-browed woodpecker

The yellow-browed woodpecker (Piculus aurulentus), also known as the white-browed woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Yellow-browed woodpecker
male at Espírito Santo State, Brazil
female at Serra do Mar State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Piculus
Species:
P. aurulentus
Binomial name
Piculus aurulentus
(Temminck, 1823)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Piculus aurulentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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