Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cruentatus

The yellow-tufted woodpecker is a species of woodpecker. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Scientific name

Melanerpes cruentatus

Family

Woodpeckers

IUCN status

LC