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ForestMedium · 183 g
What the Lineated Woodpecker sounds like
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The lineated woodpecker is 31.5 to 36 cm (12.4 to 14.2 in) long. It resembles the closely related pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) of the United States and Canada. Adults are mainly black above, with a red crest and whitish lines from the base of the bill, down the neck and shoulders (though individuals from the south-eastern part of its range commonly lack the line on the shoulders). The underparts are whitish, heavily barred with black. They show white on the wings in flight. Adult males have a red line from the bill to the throat (malar) and a red forehead.
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When to see the Lineated Woodpecker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lineated Woodpecker
The map shades 20 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Lineated Woodpecker
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.
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Easily confused with
White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisThis species is one of the largest living species of woodpecker.
Andaman WoodpeckerDryocopus hodgeiThe Andaman woodpecker is around 38 cm (15 in) long and weighs between 156–255 g (5.5–9.0 oz).
Black-bodied WoodpeckerDryocopus schulziiThe black-bodied woodpecker is 29 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in) long.
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