Lineated woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

The Lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) is a bird found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Belize, Panama, and 3 more countries. Forests and farms from Mexico to Argentina. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Dryocopus lineatus
Region	North America
Found in	Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Belize, Panama, and 3 more countries

🏡 Where the Lineated woodpecker lives

Forests and farms from Mexico to Argentina.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🍎 Fruit10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has a big pointed red crest and drums on trees.

Hear the Lineated woodpecker

Recorded by Marcos E. Sosa (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1104407. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Lineated woodpecker

Where does the Lineated woodpecker live?

The Lineated woodpecker lives in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Belize, Panama, and 3 more countries. Forests and farms from Mexico to Argentina.

What does the Lineated woodpecker eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Lineated woodpecker endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.