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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Feeding

Group	Species	Date	User
Insects	Camoatí (Polybia scutellaris)	17/04/2024	Ricardo Juliano
Insects	Camoatí de Cabeza Colorada (Polybia ruficeps)	12/08/2023	Pablo Capovilla
Birds	Torcaza Común (Zenaida auriculata)	11/08/2023	Pablo Capovilla
Insects	Camoatí (Polybia scutellaris)	30/07/2023	Diego Oscar
Birds	Chajá (Chauna torquata)	13/07/2022	Andrés Cecconi
Insects	Camoatí (Polybia scutellaris)	05/09/2012	Emilio Lessa

Number of Photography: 770

Photography ID: 680903
♀ Adult
Colonia libertad
Corrientes
Argentina
02/18/2026
Favio Belotto

Photography ID: 680900
♀ Adult
Colonia libertad
Corrientes
Argentina
02/18/2026
Favio Belotto

Photography ID: 680898
♀ Adult
Colonia libertad
Corrientes
Argentina
02/18/2026
Favio Belotto

Photography ID: 673185
♂ Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
02/15/2026
Andrés Barca

Photography ID: 671164
♂ Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2026
Elsa Longo

Photography ID: 671032
Adult
Río Ceballos
Córdoba
Argentina
02/02/2026
Mariel Gall

Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 7

Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Dolores Fernandez	01/21/2026	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Villa Rosa	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Pablo Bruni	05/15/2022	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Reserva de Usos Múltiples "el Guayabo", Villaguay	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Pablo Bruni	05/13/2023	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Federal	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Diego Oscar	07/03/2023	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ceibas	♂ ♀	Adult	Yes	No
	María Alejandra Sosa	03/20/2023	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Avenida Iraola 233, La Plata	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Carlos M. Grassini	01/01/2013	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ruta provincial Nº 1 y Paraje "las 14", Chajarí	♂ ♀	Several	Yes	No
	Jose Luis Merlo	10/13/2006	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Refugio de Vida Silvestre - La Aurora del Palmar	♂	Adult	Yes	No