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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: 655225
♂ ♀  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
09/18/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 649162
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
08/27/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 649161
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
08/27/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 596115
♂ ♀  Adult
Juan José Castelli
Chaco
Argentina
08/10/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 571692
  Adult
Miramar de Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
02/17/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 537788
♂ ♀  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
06/06/2023
Hugo Alberto Valderrey



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Video ID: 6752
♂ ♀  Adult
Las Lomitas
Formosa
Argentina
09/18/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237071418/09/2025ArgentinaFormosaLas Lomitas, Bañado La EstrellaHugo Alberto Valderrey
237002218/09/2025ArgentinaFormosaBañados La Estrella, Las LomitasHugo Alberto Valderrey
234861427/08/2025ArgentinaLa PampaBarrio Pueblo Nuevo, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
213427710/08/2024ArgentinaChacoJuan José CastelliHugo Alberto Valderrey
197645817/02/2024ArgentinaCórdobaMiramar de AnsenuzaHugo Alberto Valderrey
177746706/06/2023ArgentinaCorrientesReserva Camba Trapo, Colonia Carlos PellegriniHugo Alberto Valderrey
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/04/2026.