Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Data DeficientAves · Piciformes · Picidae
About
The lineated woodpecker is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and Trinidad in the Caribbean.
Fun Fact
In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the lineated woodpecker in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat of this species is forest borders and other open woodland.
Diet
Eat insects, especially ants and their larvae, beetles and their larvae, termites, orthopterans, caterpillars with some seeds, such as from Heliconia and Clusia rosea, and fruits, berries, and nuts.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance