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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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Photography ID: 681200
♂  Adult
Ciudad de Mendoza
Mendoza
Argentina
04/03/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 673944
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
01/25/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 670923
  Adult
Lujan
San Luis
Argentina
01/20/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 597264
  Adult
La Paz
Mendoza
Argentina
08/27/2024
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 590686
♀  Adult
Lujan
San Luis
Argentina
07/03/2024
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 580686
  Adult
Junin
Mendoza
Argentina
04/16/2024
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 513349
  Adult
La Paz
Mendoza
Argentina
11/09/2022
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 512237
  Adult
Capital
Catamarca
Argentina
10/10/2022
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 488456
  Adult
Reserva de Biósfera Ñacuñán
Mendoza
Argentina
05/13/2021
Manuel Godoy



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245586103/04/2026ArgentinaMendozaParque General San Martin, Ciudad de MendozaManuel Godoy
243607925/01/2026ArgentinaMendozaBosques telteca, LavalleManuel Godoy
242668020/01/2026ArgentinaSan LuisReserva Privada Punta del Agua, LujanManuel Godoy
213782627/08/2024ArgentinaMendozaDelta del Rio Tunuyan Campo de Fran, La PazManuel Godoy
210187803/07/2024ArgentinaSan LuisReserva Privada Punta del Agua, LujanManuel Godoy
202354416/04/2024ArgentinaMendozaDique benegas, JuninManuel Godoy
166973109/11/2022ArgentinaMendozaDelta del Rio Tunuyan Campo de Fran, La PazManuel Godoy
166479810/10/2022ArgentinaCatamarcaCamping municipal, CapitalManuel Godoy
156654013/05/2021ArgentinaMendozaReserva de Biósfera ÑacuñánManuel Godoy
137388217/01/2020ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural y Cultural Bosques TeltecaManuel Godoy
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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 06/04/2026.