Yellow-browed woodpecker

Yellow-browed woodpecker
A male yellow-browed woodpecker at Espírito Santo State, Brazil
A female yellow-browed woodpecker 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)

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

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

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