The Blond-crested Woodpecker lives in forests and open woodland of eastern South America. The male has a pale golden crest and a red cheek stripe, and the species eats ants and termites.
The male has black upperparts with pale stripes, a blond crest, and a red cheek stripe. The female lacks the red stripe.
It eats ants and termites, sometimes takes fruit, and excavates nest holes in trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.