Yellow-eared woodpecker
| Yellow-eared woodpecker | |
|---|---|
| A male photographed on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Veniliornis |
| Species: | V. maculifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Veniliornis maculifrons (Spix, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Dryobates maculifrons | |
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.