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White Woodpecker

Melanerpes candidus(Otto, BC, 1796)

English (US) White Woodpecker

The White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.

Range: dry forest of South America east of the Andes to northern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Melanerpes candidus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
White Woodpecker
Described by
(Otto, BC, 1796)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Picus candidus
Described by
(Otto, BC, 1796)
Type locality
Cayenne; not known to occur at present.
Original description
Herrn von Buffon's Naturgeschichte der Vögel. Aus dem französischen übersetzt, mit Anmerkungen, Zusätzen, und vielen Kupfern vermehrt 23 p.191

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 237 species of the family Picidae