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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: 680903
♀  Adult
Colonia libertad
Corrientes
Argentina
02/18/2026
Favio Belotto
Foto
Photography ID: 680900
♀  Adult
Colonia libertad
Corrientes
Argentina
02/18/2026
Favio Belotto
Foto
Photography ID: 680898
♀  Adult
Colonia libertad
Corrientes
Argentina
02/18/2026
Favio Belotto
Foto
Photography ID: 679547
 Costanera Lago
Córdoba
Argentina
03/26/2026
Graciela Vega
Foto
Photography ID: 673185
♂  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
02/15/2026
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 672315
 Luis Palacios
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/07/2026
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 671164
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 671032
  Adult
Río Ceballos
Córdoba
Argentina
02/02/2026
Mariel Gall
Foto
Photography ID: 670493
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 670069
  Adult
Costa Uruguay Sur
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/28/2026
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 668719
♂  Adult
Villa Rosa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/21/2026
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
245517202/04/202618:05ArgentinaCórdobaRuta Nacional 365Graciela Vega
245393629/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)3Diego Oscar
245233126/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices4Diego Oscar
245205526/03/202619:53ArgentinaCórdobaCostanera Lago2Graciela Vega
245153723/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSanta Teresita, Costa AtlánticaMaría Del Carmen Fabeiro
245471322/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeR. P. La Herminia, Dpto 9 de julio3Carlos Valpreda
245051922/03/202615:27ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 141Jorge La Grotteria
245000222/03/202615:27ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 141María Alejandra Sosa
245443521/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRio Saladillo, Humedales, San Javier1Carlos Valpreda
244928521/03/202615:11ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.