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 Emas National Park
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
White-wedged Piculet
Picumnus albosquamatus
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus
Ochre-backed Woodpecker
Celeus ochraceus
Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
📅 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 Emas National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a White Woodpecker sighting in Emas National Park, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Woodpecker in Emas National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for White Woodpecker in Emas National Park in our monthly data.