Yellow-eared Woodpecker
Encyclopedia
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.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Picidae
Picidae
The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions...
family. It is endemic to humid Atlantic forest in eastern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Its common name
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
refers to the yellow nape of both sexes - a feature not shared by any other Veniliornis
Veniliornis
Veniliornis is a genus of bird in the Picidae family. The Smoky-brown Woodpecker, previously V. fumigatus, is now provisionally in the paraphyletic Picoides, while two other species have been moved from there to the present genus....
in its range.