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White-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cactorum
(d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
Carpintero del Cardón
Pica-pau-de-testa-branca
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Picus cactorum.


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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles


📖 Issue Nº 1 • Article Nº 12
✍ Damián Carnevale
05/31/2011 17:50



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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsPapaya (Carica papaya)31/12/2025Eduardo Battaglini
PlantsMandarina (Citrus reticulata)13/07/2025Pablo Capovilla
PlantsChumbera (Opuntia ficus-indica)28/01/2023Jorge Schlemmer
PlantsTala (Celtis tala)19/01/2023Pablo Capovilla
PlantsNaranja (Citrus x sinensis)14/03/2021Andres Espindola



Number of Photography: 1077

Foto
Photography ID: 686080
  Adult
Ciudad de Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
05/10/2026
Daniel Oscar Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 685573
  Adult
Ciudad de Mendoza
Mendoza
Argentina
05/07/2026
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 684599
  Adult
Balneario la Verde
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/18/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 684315
  Adult
La Saladilla
La Rioja
Argentina
04/30/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 683996
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
04/16/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 683607
 Las Bajadas
Córdoba
Argentina
01/30/2026
Facundo Carretero
Foto
Photography ID: 682028
♂  Adult
Juan José Castelli
Chaco
Argentina
06/12/2022
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 681941
  Adult
Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/08/2026
Pablo Capovilla



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 4



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Viviana Fuentes01/04/2026ArgentinaTucumánAmaicha del ValleIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Pablo Bruni02/20/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta 2 hacia San Pedro y Los Conquistadores, ChajaríN/AN/AYesNo
Viviana Fuentes01/10/2024ArgentinaTucumánColalao del ValleN/AN/AYesNo
Viviana Fuentes05/18/2021ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSantiago del EsteroIndistinguishableSeveralNoNo


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Number of Films: 13


Video ID: 6804
♂ ♀  Adult
San José de las Salinas
Córdoba
Argentina
09/28/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 6086
♂ ♀ Catamarca
Catamarca
Argentina
12/30/2023
Viviana Fuentes



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Number of Records: 3413



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246887410/05/2026ArgentinaCórdobaBarrio Ipona, Ciudad de CórdobaDaniel Oscar Serra
246853109/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosÁrea Natural Protegida Don Sebastián5Faustino Hollmann
246779207/05/2026ArgentinaMendozaParque General San Martín, Ciudad de MendozaDamián Carnevale
246808506/05/2026ArgentinaSan LuisParque Provincial Bajo de VélizHugo Alberto Valderrey
246636703/05/2026ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge, Curuzú Cuatiá4Gabriel Carbajales
246539303/05/2026ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge6Diego Oscar
246624802/05/2026ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge, Curuzú Cuatiá1Gabriel Carbajales
246425702/05/2026ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge5Diego Oscar
246401202/05/202609:28ArgentinaSanta Fe4 de Enero 800, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz2Gustavo Fernando Durán
246655901/05/2026ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge4Luis Cesar Tejo
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Bibliography related


Artículo Chimento, N., J. La Grotteria, F. L. Angolin y R. F. Lucero. 2011. Nuevos registros del Carpintero del Cardón (Melanerpes cactorum) en la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Historia Natural, Tercera Serie, Volumen 1.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/05/2026.