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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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05/31/2011 17:50



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Last published photographs

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Photography ID: 670129
♂  Adult
Cafayate
Salta
Argentina
01/22/2026
Elbio Mamaní
Foto
Photography ID: 666267
  Adult
Cafayate
Salta
Argentina
01/05/2026
Elbio Mamaní
Foto
Photography ID: 660413
  Adult
Cafayate
Salta
Argentina
11/22/2025
Elbio Mamaní
Foto
Photography ID: 589355
  Adult
Cafayate
Salta
Argentina
06/27/2024
Elbio Mamaní
Foto
Photography ID: 586725
  Juvenile
Cafayate
Salta
Argentina
06/06/2024
Elbio Mamaní
Foto
Photography ID: 518634
  Juvenile
Cafayate
Salta
Argentina
10/22/2022
Elbio Mamaní



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242389222/01/2026ArgentinaSaltaParaje San Luis a 6 Km de Cafayate., CafayateElbio Mamaní
241167705/01/2026ArgentinaSaltaParaje San Luis, CafayateElbio Mamaní
238852222/11/2025ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Paraje San Luis, acequia histórica, CafayateElbio Mamaní
205104527/06/2024ArgentinaSaltaParaje San Luis, zona este de Cafayate., CafayateElbio Mamaní
204222106/06/2024ArgentinaSaltaParaje San Luis, zona este de Cafayate., CafayateElbio Mamaní
169004522/10/2022ArgentinaSaltaParaje San Luis a 6 Km de Cafayate., CafayateElbio Mamaní
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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.