White-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cactorum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes cactorum (White-fronted Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
White Woodpecker
Melanerpes candidus
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
White-wedged Piculet
Picumnus albosquamatus
Golden-green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros
Pale-crested Woodpecker
Celeus lugubris
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus
Bar-breasted Piculet
Picumnus aurifrons
Red-stained Woodpecker
Veniliornis affinis
📅 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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-fronted Woodpecker in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 0% of visitor-days record a White-fronted Woodpecker sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-fronted Woodpecker in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-fronted Woodpecker in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.