Melanerpes flavifrons
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The yellow-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) 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".
This colourful woodpecker is about 18 cm (7 in) long. The sexes are similar apart from the male having a red crown and nape, while this region in the female is bluish black. Both have a yellow fore-crown, cheeks, chin, and throat, and a broad, black band running from the base of the beak, across the eye to the nape. The mantle and upper wings are mainly black, and the back and rump are white. The tail is black with some white barring on the outer feathers. The breast is grey or olive, the belly red, and the flanks barred in black and white or black and buff. The iris is blue-black and the distinct orbital ring is yellowish or orange. The beak is black and the legs and feet olive brown. The juvenile is similar to the adult but less glossy and rather... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Woodpecker sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 218th most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Woodpecker in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-fronted Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Yellow-fronted Woodpecker sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-fronted 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-fronted Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (33 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.
