Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDryocopus
- SpeciesDryocopus lineatus (Lineated Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Yucatán Woodpecker
Melanerpes pygmaeus
Velasquez's Woodpecker
Melanerpes santacruzi
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
📅 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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Lineated Woodpecker sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lineated Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Lineated Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.