The White-throated Woodpecker is recorded in foothill forest of western Amazonia. It forages in the canopy and subcanopy and may join mixed-species flocks.
It has olive-green head and upperparts, a white throat, and scaled chest markings that change to bars on the belly. The male has red on the forehead, crown and nape; the female has red only on the nape.
It forages in the canopy and subcanopy and sometimes with mixed-species flocks. It is usually seen alone or in pairs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.