▁and ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁sp ars ely ▁for ested ▁areas , ▁gallery ▁for ests , ▁secondary ▁for ests , ▁pal m ▁gro ves , ▁orch ards , ▁gard ens ▁and ▁park land , ▁especially ▁places ▁where ▁isolated ▁trees ▁are ▁left ▁standing ▁in ▁an ▁otherwise ▁cleared ▁area . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁The ▁species ▁has ▁a ▁mixed ▁di et ▁consisting ▁mainly ▁of ▁ber ries ▁and ▁f ruits , ▁but ▁including ▁se eds , ▁insect s ▁and ▁their ▁lar va e . ▁Bre eding ▁takes ▁place ▁between ▁January ▁and ▁May ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁range . ▁N est lings ▁have ▁been ▁observed ▁being ▁fed ▁f ruits , ▁and ▁both ▁insect s ▁and ▁f ruits ▁are ▁sometimes ▁cached ▁for ▁later ▁use . ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁a ▁co oper ative ▁bre eder , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁birds ▁nest ing ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁and ▁some ▁acting ▁as ▁non - bre eding ▁help ers . ▁ ▁Status ▁M . ▁flav if rons ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁wide ▁range ▁and ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁fairly ▁common ▁species . ▁Although ▁its ▁population ▁tr end ▁is ▁not ▁known , ▁its ▁total ▁population ▁is ▁large ▁and ▁any ▁decrease ▁in ▁population ▁size ▁is ▁slow , ▁so ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature ▁has ▁class ified ▁its ▁conservation ▁status ▁as ▁" le ast ▁concern ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁yellow - front ed ▁wood pe cker ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Forest ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁the ▁C err ado ▁yellow - front ed ▁wood pe cker ▁Category