Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: White Woodpecker
White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
Described by: Otto (1796)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Leuconerpes candidus
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Range
Lower Amazon basin. Tropical South America s. of the Amazon;
Two populations;
S. Surinam and nw. Brazil w. to Rio Madeira. Ex. se. Peru (Pampas del Heath), Bolivia, s. Brazil (n. Maranhao and Bahia s. to s. Mato Grosso), Paraguay, w. and s. Uruguay and n. Argentina s. to Cordoba and n. Buenos Aires.
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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