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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. Voice: The yellow-eared woodpecker's vocalization is a "high, nasal, rising then slightly falling, chattering rattle" that lasts about five to seven seconds.
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When to see the Yellow-eared Woodpecker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yellow-eared Woodpecker
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Yellow-eared Woodpecker
The yellow-eared woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil.
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Easily confused with
Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigricepsThe bar-bellied woodpecker is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 39 to 46 g (1.4 to 1.6 oz).
Dot-fronted WoodpeckerVeniliornis frontalisThe dot-fronted woodpecker is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs 30 to 40 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz).
Golden-collared WoodpeckerVeniliornis cassiniThe golden-collared woodpecker is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs about 24 to 38 g (0.85 to 1.3 oz).
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