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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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Foto
Photography ID: 635856
♂ ♀ La Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/02/2025
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 635855
♂  Adult
La Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/02/2025
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 528579
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
02/21/2023
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 481215
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/01/2022
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 428535
♀  Adult
Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/10/2021
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 428534
♀  Adult
Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/10/2021
Lucas Sanz



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229047802/04/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla Parque Sicardi, La Plata5Lucas Sanz
229147202/04/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla Parque Sicardi, La PlataLucas Sanz
173591321/02/2023ArgentinaCorrientesSendero Che Roga, Parque Nacional MburucuyáLucas Sanz
154258301/02/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasLucas Sanz
144358605/08/2021ArgentinaMisionesJardín de los Picaflores, Puerto Iguazú1Lucas Sanz
134739010/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla del Plata, EnsenadaLucas Sanz
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Citation recommended:

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