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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Picus candidus.


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Last published photographs

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: 605588
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/19/2024
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 586466
  Adult
Villa Rosa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/07/2024
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 570649
♀  Adult
Villa Rosa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/17/2024
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 570648
♀  Adult
Villa Rosa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/17/2024
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 460814
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/17/2021
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 272841
♂  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
06/17/2018
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 214096
♀  Adult
Villa de Merlo
San Luis
Argentina
08/07/2017
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 160549
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/23/2016
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 137026
♀  Adult
Parque Pereyra Iraola
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/07/2016
Dolores Fernandez



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez01/21/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245980618/04/202610:40ArgentinaBuenos AiresBuenos AiresDolores Fernandez
241891321/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaDolores Fernandez
238177302/11/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
234080514/08/202513:17ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 325Dolores Fernandez
231324602/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaDolores Fernandez
222832801/01/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaDolores Fernandez
217654419/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasDolores Fernandez
204079007/06/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaDolores Fernandez
197411217/02/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla Rosa2Dolores Fernandez
145893717/08/2021ArgentinaMisionesVillage Cataratas en 600 hectáreas, Puerto IguazúDolores Fernandez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.