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White-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cactorum
(d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
Carpintero del Cardón
Pica-pau-de-testa-branca
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 cactorum.


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📖 Issue Nº 1 • Article Nº 12
✍ Damián Carnevale
05/31/2011 17:50



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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsPapaya (Carica papaya)31/12/2025Eduardo Battaglini
PlantsMandarina (Citrus reticulata)13/07/2025Pablo Capovilla
PlantsChumbera (Opuntia ficus-indica)28/01/2023Jorge Schlemmer
PlantsTala (Celtis tala)19/01/2023Pablo Capovilla
PlantsNaranja (Citrus x sinensis)14/03/2021Andres Espindola



Number of Photography: 1060

Foto
Photography ID: 679778
  Adult
Ciudad de La Rioja
La Rioja
Argentina
03/25/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 679177
 Mendiolaza
Córdoba
Argentina
03/23/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 678074
  Juvenile
Reserva Natural Urbana Taku
La Rioja
Argentina
03/14/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 677258
  Adult
Cebollar
La Rioja
Argentina
03/05/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 677081
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/08/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 675619
♂ ♀  Adult
Reserva Natural y Cultural Bosques Telteca
Mendoza
Argentina
01/29/2026
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 675209
  Adult
Monsalvo
Córdoba
Argentina
01/18/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 674123
  Adult
Juan Caro
La Rioja
Argentina
02/19/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 673944
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
01/25/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 673919
  Adult
Miramar de Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
01/28/2026
Damián Carnevale



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 4



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Viviana Fuentes01/04/2026ArgentinaTucumánAmaicha del ValleIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Pablo Bruni02/20/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta 2 hacia San Pedro y Los Conquistadores, ChajaríN/AN/AYesNo
Viviana Fuentes01/10/2024ArgentinaTucumánColalao del ValleN/AN/AYesNo
Viviana Fuentes05/18/2021ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSantiago del EsteroIndistinguishableSeveralNoNo


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Number of Films: 13


Video ID: 6804
♂ ♀  Adult
San José de las Salinas
Córdoba
Argentina
09/28/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 6086
♂ ♀ Catamarca
Catamarca
Argentina
12/30/2023
Viviana Fuentes



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Number of Records: 3377



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245374529/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaBahía Laguna de Plata, Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar ChiquitaHugo Caverzasi
245233226/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices1Diego Oscar
245298625/03/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaAeropuerto Vicente Almandos Almonacid, Ciudad de La RiojaCarlos De Biagi
245052924/03/202607:28ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, Concordia2Jorge La Grotteria
245132823/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaEl Talar. Las zinnias, MendiolazaFernanda Ferrari
244784414/03/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaReserva Natural Urbana TakuCarlos De Biagi
244649408/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FePredio cabañas la Joyita, Jaaukanigás1Gabriel Carbajales
244516508/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasDolores Fernandez
244482407/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2Diego Oscar
244538505/03/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaCebollarCarlos De Biagi
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Bibliography related


Artículo Chimento, N., J. La Grotteria, F. L. Angolin y R. F. Lucero. 2011. Nuevos registros del Carpintero del Cardón (Melanerpes cactorum) en la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Historia Natural, Tercera Serie, Volumen 1.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.