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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: 656555
♂  Adult
Colonia Las Margaritas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/11/2025
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 570385
 Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/21/2023
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 570384
 Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/21/2023
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 444266
 Reserva El Guayabo
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/09/2021
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 444265
 Reserva El Guayabo
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/09/2021
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 438920
 Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/01/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 438895
  Adult
San Jaime de la Frontera
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/07/2021
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 404513
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/10/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 404512
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/10/2020
Pablo Bruni



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni05/15/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva de Usos Múltiples "el Guayabo", VillaguayN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni05/13/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosFederalN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245161217/03/2026UruguaySaltoLaguna de las Garzas, Salto Grande2Pablo Bruni
243231309/02/2026UruguaySaltoLaguna de las Garzas, Salto Grande1Pablo Bruni
243226108/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla Zorraquin, Concordia2Pablo Bruni
239080624/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva De Usos Múltiples El Guayabo, Villaguay2Pablo Bruni
238971023/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosArroyo Mojones, Villaguay2Pablo Bruni
237663219/10/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosZona San Pedro, Chajarí4Pablo Bruni
237393611/10/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia Don Rosendo, Colonia Las Margaritas2Pablo Bruni
237432005/10/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosDistrito Yuquerí, Concordia1Pablo Bruni
236548220/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto Encantado2Pablo Bruni
236535319/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesCamino al Teyú Cuaré, San Ignacio2Pablo Bruni
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/04/2026.