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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 656222
 Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/10/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 534753
 Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/09/2023
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 342412
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/13/2019
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 65959
  Adult
Cuatro Bocas
Corrientes
Argentina
10/13/2014
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 4001
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/06/2011
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 437
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/25/2010
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 374
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/14/2010
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245052924/03/202607:28ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, Concordia2Jorge La Grotteria
243420916/02/202615:23ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 14 14, Ceibas1Jorge La Grotteria
237276210/10/202514:34ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 14 14, Ceibas1Jorge La Grotteria
237270010/10/202512:45ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasJorge La Grotteria
237241710/10/202512:39ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
204844823/06/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia2Jorge La Grotteria
201766102/04/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
201734002/04/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
201723102/04/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosVía sin nombre, CeibasJorge La Grotteria
197940025/02/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
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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 30/03/2026.