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Photo of White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus)

White Woodpecker

Melanerpes candidus

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".

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Photo credit: Dr. Lenaldo Vigo

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