This species is an Atlantic Forest endemic. The yellow-browed woodpecker is found from Brazil’s São Paulo state south through eastern Paraguay and northern Uruguay into northeastern Argentina. It inhabits the interior and edges of humid mature montane forest, dense secondary forest and woodland, and humid lowland forest. The species’ plumage is broadly typical of the genus Piculus, consisting of olive-green back and wings, a wholly red crown (in males) and malar, yellow throat, and dark- and pale-barred underparts. It commonly feeds by gleaning and pecking to reach prey and its diet is known to include ants and their eggs. In Brazil, the White-browed Woodpecker is generally restricted to montane forest, and is currently considered Near Threatened by BirdLife International.
