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Laced woodpecker

Picus vittatus Vieillot, 1818

LCLeast Concernbirds

The laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 102.8 g to 110.8 g and live up to 9.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)
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Quick facts about the laced woodpecker

Weight
102.8 g – 110.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
9.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the laced woodpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the laced woodpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

It is found throughout Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. A sole specimen recorded for Bangladesh has since been reidentified as a streak-breasted woodpecker.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Laced woodpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laced_woodpecker&oldid=1346776644), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the laced woodpecker endangered?

The laced woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the laced woodpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusPicus
  7. SpeciesPicus vittatus Vieillot, 1818

Synonyms Picus dimidiatus, Picus vittatus connectens, Picus vittatus eisenhoferi, Picus vittatus eurous, Picus vittatus vittatus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • نقار الخشب المقلمArabic
  • picot verd cuanegreCatalan
  • žluna síťovanáCzech
  • žluna krajkovanáCzech
  • cnocell adeinwerddWelsh
  • BambusgrønspætteDanish
  • NetzbauchspechtGerman
  • retventra pegoEsperanto
  • Pito colinegroSpanish
  • palmi-roherähnEstonian
  • palmuvihertikkaFinnish
  • Pic médiastinFrench
  • sivolica žunaCroatian
  • Pelatuk hijauIndonesian
  • Picchio striolatoItalian
  • タケアオゲラJapanese
  • nėriniuotasis genysLithuanian
  • Burung Belatuk BakauMalay
  • Grote SchubbuikspechtDutch
  • kniplingsspettNorwegian
  • dzięcioł żółtoszyiPolish
  • pica-pau-rendadoPortuguese
  • peto-de-bigode-pretoPortuguese
  • Пестробрюхий дятелRussian
  • Сетчатобрюхий зелёный дятелRussian
  • žlna jantárováSlovak
  • Vijetnamska zelena žunaSerbian
  • spetsgröngölingSwedish
  • indokinesisk gröngölingSwedish
  • นกหัวขวานเขียวป่าไผ่Thai
  • Karnı Çizgili AğaçkakanTurkish
  • жовна чорновусаUkrainian
  • 紋腹綠啄木Chinese
  • 花腹啄木鳥Chinese
  • 花腹啄木鸟Chinese
  • 花腹绿啄木鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the laced woodpecker

Other species in the same genus Picus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the laced woodpecker?

An adult laced woodpecker weighs 102.8 g – 110.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the laced woodpecker endangered?

The laced woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the laced woodpecker live?

The laced woodpecker has a recorded lifespan of 9.92 years.

What kind of animal is the laced woodpecker?

The laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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@misc{laced_woodpecker_2026,
  title = {Laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/laced-woodpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}