White Woodpecker
Melanerpes candidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes candidus (White Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable National Park
White-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cactorum
Cream-backed Woodpecker
Campephilus leucopogon
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
Golden-green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros
White-barred Piculet
Picumnus cirratus
Pale-crested Woodpecker
Celeus lugubris
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Black-bodied Woodpecker
Dryocopus schulzii
Spot-backed Puffbird
Nystalus maculatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 14 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White Woodpecker in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a White Woodpecker sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Woodpecker in El Impenetrable National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for White Woodpecker in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.