Veniliornis maculifrons
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The yellow-eared woodpecker (Veniliornis maculifrons) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil. The International Ornithological Committee and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World place the yellow-eared woodpecker in genus Veniliornis. However, starting in 2018, the American Ornithological Society and the Clements taxonomy moved all species of genus Veniliornis into genus Dryobates.
The yellow-eared woodpecker is monotypic. The yellow-eared woodpecker is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Males have a brown crown with white streaks and some red tips and a mostly red hindcrown. The female has an olive crown with pale spots, and golden tips on feathers in the rear. Adults of both sexes have a mostly olive-brown face with whitish streaks and a pale golden-yellow nape. Their upperparts are mostly yellowish green, sometimes with a bronzy tinge, and yellowish spots and bars especially on the rump. Their flight feathers are darkish brown with pale yellow to white bars. Their tail is dark brown with... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eared Woodpecker sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 212 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eared Woodpecker in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February and November, the lowest months. That is one of Serra dos Órgãos National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 310 mm in November.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-eared Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-eared Woodpecker sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tijuca National Park (Brazil, under 5%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-eared Woodpecker that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are White-barred Piculet (about 50%), Yellow-throated Woodpecker (about 40%) and Blond-crested Woodpecker (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-eared Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (212 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
