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White Woodpecker

Melanerpes candidus
(Otto, BC, 1796)
Carpintero Blanco
Pica-pau-branco
Family: Picidae
Order: Piciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Buenos Aires

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Picus candidus.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
InsectsCamoatí (Polybia scutellaris)17/04/2024Ricardo Juliano



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 681698
  Adult
Campana
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/18/2025
Celina Emilia Iratchet
Foto
Photography ID: 668719
♂  Adult
Villa Rosa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/21/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 668718
♂  Adult
Villa Rosa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/21/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 668717
♂  Adult
Villa Rosa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/21/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 652638
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 652637
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 651789
  Adult
Navarro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/10/2025
Walter Omar Buffarini
Foto
Photography ID: 651729
  Adult
Hudson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/02/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 648694
♂ ♀  Adult
Reserva Natural Laguna de los Padres
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/21/2025
Alberto Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 644706
♂ ♀  Adult
Junín
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/25/2025
Claudio Javier Spiga
Foto
Photography ID: 635856
♂ ♀ La Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/02/2025
Lucas Sanz



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez01/21/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaN/AN/AYesNo
María Alejandra Sosa03/20/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Iraola 233, La PlataN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245153723/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSanta Teresita, Costa AtlánticaMaría Del Carmen Fabeiro
244612514/03/202609:50ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Puertos, Belén de Escobar6María Alejandra Sosa
244594414/03/202609:50ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Puertos, Belén de Escobar6Jorge La Grotteria
244291506/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteDiego Oscar
243762722/02/202610:19ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino al Inta, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1María Alejandra Sosa
243740422/02/202610:19ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino al Inta, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1Jorge La Grotteria
243129908/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteJorgelina Lopez
243050508/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
241891321/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaDolores Fernandez
240963103/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.