es ▁are ▁similar ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁male ▁having ▁a ▁red ▁crown ▁and ▁na pe ▁while ▁this ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁female ▁is ▁bl u ish ▁black . ▁Both ▁have ▁a ▁yellow ▁fore - c rown , ▁yellow ▁che eks , ▁ch in ▁and ▁thro at , ▁and ▁a ▁broad ▁black ▁band ▁running ▁from ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁be ak , ▁through ▁the ▁eye ▁to ▁the ▁na pe . ▁The ▁mant le ▁and ▁upper ▁wings ▁are ▁mainly ▁black , ▁and ▁the ▁back ▁and ▁r ump ▁are ▁white . ▁The ▁tail ▁is ▁black ▁with ▁some ▁white ▁bar ring ▁on ▁the ▁outer ▁fe athers . ▁The ▁breast ▁is ▁grey ▁or ▁o live , ▁the ▁bel ly ▁red ▁and ▁the ▁fl anks ▁bar red ▁in ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁or ▁black ▁and ▁buff . ▁The ▁ir is ▁is ▁blue - black ▁and ▁the ▁distinct ▁orb ital ▁ring ▁is ▁yellow ish ▁or ▁orange . ▁The ▁be ak ▁is ▁black ▁and ▁the ▁legs ▁and ▁feet ▁o live - b rown . ▁The ▁ju ven ile ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁adult ▁but ▁less ▁gl oss y ▁and ▁rather ▁brow ner , ▁with ▁less ▁red ▁on ▁the ▁bel ly ▁and ▁crown . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁yellow - front ed ▁wood pe cker ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁eastern ▁South ▁America . ▁Its ▁range ▁includes ▁eastern ▁and ▁sout he astern ▁Brazil , ▁eastern ▁Par agu ay ▁and ▁n ort he astern ▁Argentina , ▁at ▁alt itudes ▁from ▁sea ▁level ▁to ▁about ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁resident , ▁non - m ig rat ory ▁species