White Woodpecker
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White Woodpecker

Melanerpes candidus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at El Palmar National Park
28 Verified records at El Palmar National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) is a South American species of woodpecker (family Picidae) native to the wooded grasslands of Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. It is a bright white bird with black wings and a distinctive small bright yellow eye patch. The IUCN has rated it as a "least-concern species". Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White Woodpecker sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Palmar National Park

Green-barred Woodpecker
LC

Green-barred Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colaptes melanochloros

40–50% · Likely
Campo Flicker
LC

Campo Flicker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colaptes campestris

30–40% · Possible
White-barred Piculet
LC

White-barred Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picumnus cirratus

20–30% · Possible
White-spotted Woodpecker
LC

White-spotted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Veniliornis spilogaster

10–20% · With luck
Checkered Woodpecker
LC

Checkered Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Veniliornis mixtus

5–10% · With luck
Cream-backed Woodpecker
LC

Cream-backed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campephilus leucopogon

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
30–40%
2 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
3 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
4 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
6 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
7 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
8 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
13 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
14 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White Woodpecker in El Palmar National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a White Woodpecker sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White Woodpecker in El Palmar National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White Woodpecker in El Palmar National Park in our monthly data.

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