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title: "Benedito-de-testa-amarela"
description: "Melanerpes flavifrons — Aves. The yellow-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) is a species of bird in the family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-fronted-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Benedito-de-testa-amarela

> Melanerpes flavifrons — Aves. The yellow-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Melanerpes flavifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 1313
- Wikidata: [Q611155](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611155)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18217](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18217)

## Names

- en: Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
- de: Goldmaskenspecht
- es: Carpintero arcoiris
- fr: Pic à front jaune
- nl: Goudmaskerspecht
- pt: Benedito-de-testa-amarela
- pl: Dzięciur żółtoczelny

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1050), AR (194), PY (17)

## Summary

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".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-fronted_woodpecker

## Photo

![Benedito-de-testa-amarela](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-fronted-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88079800

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-fronted-woodpecker?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).