Yellow-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes flavifrons

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons)
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The yellow-fronted woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is a fairly common bird with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified its conservation status as "least concern". Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 10 times across 2 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
South America23 March 202623 March 202613 April 20261

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.