Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDryocopus
- SpeciesDryocopus lineatus (Lineated Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Ochre-collared Piculet
Picumnus temminckii
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes flavifrons
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Blond-crested Woodpecker
Celeus flavescens
White-spotted Woodpecker
Veniliornis spilogaster
Robust Woodpecker
Campephilus robustus
White Woodpecker
Melanerpes candidus
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Helmeted Woodpecker
Celeus galeatus
Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
Red-breasted Toucan
Ramphastos dicolorus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lineated Woodpecker in Iguazú National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Lineated Woodpecker sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 232 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lineated Woodpecker in Iguazú National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Lineated Woodpecker in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.