Lineated woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
The lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 173 g to 202.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the lineated woodpecker
- Weight
- 173 g – 202.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 3src 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
Photos of the lineated woodpecker
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Where does the lineated woodpecker live?
Not recorded
What is the lineated woodpecker?
The lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and Trinidad in the Caribbean.
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What does the lineated woodpecker sound like?
Is the lineated woodpecker endangered?
The lineated woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the lineated woodpecker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- genusDryocopus
- SpeciesDryocopus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Hylatomus lineatus, Picus lineatus
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- picot negre llistatCatalan
- datel čárkovanýCzech
- datel proužkovanýCzech
- Stribet SortspætteDanish
- LinienspechtGerman
- linia pegoEsperanto
- Strivizaĝa nigropegoEsperanto
- Carpintero realSpanish
- Carpintero garganta estriadaSpanish
- Carpintero lineadoSpanish
- Picamaderos listadoSpanish
- vööt-musträhnEstonian
- olkainpalokärkiFinnish
- Pic ouentouFrench
- Ypekû tapeGuarani
- brkata žunaCroatian
- csíkos feketeharkályHungarian
- Picchio lineatoItalian
- シマクマゲラJapanese
- dryžoji meletaLithuanian
- Gestreepte HelmspechtDutch
- stripesvartspettNorwegian
- dzięcioł czerwonoczubyPolish
- pica-pau-listadoPortuguese
- pica-pau-de-banda-brancaPortuguese
- Pica-pau-de-faixa-brancaPortuguese
- Полосатая желнаRussian
- tesár škvrnitýSlovak
- Amazonska crna žunaSerbian
- neotropisk spillkråkaSwedish
- Yazılı Kara AğaçkakanTurkish
- жовна смугастобокаUkrainian
- 線紋黑啄木Chinese
- 细纹黑啄木鸟Chinese
Relatives of the lineated woodpecker
Other species in the same genus Dryocopus.
Black woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
Pileated woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
White-bellied woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Andaman woodpecker
Dryocopus hodgei
Black-bodied woodpecker
Dryocopus schulzii
CompareLineated woodpecker vs Black woodpeckerLineated woodpecker vs Pileated woodpeckerLineated woodpecker vs White-bellied woodpeckerLineated woodpecker vs Andaman woodpecker
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the lineated woodpecker?
An adult lineated woodpecker weighs 173 g – 202.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the lineated woodpecker endangered?
The lineated woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the lineated woodpecker?
The lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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