Yellow-eared Woodpecker
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 A male photographed on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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| Veniliornis maculifrons (Spix, 1824) |
The Yellow-eared Woodpecker (Veniliornis maculifrons) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. 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.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Veniliornis maculifrons. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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