Lineated Woodpecker

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Lineated Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lineated Woodpecker sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 498 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Lineated Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Lineated Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

Dryocopus lineatus

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KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusDryocopus
SpeciesDryocopus lineatus (Lineated Woodpecker)

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

498 Verified sightings at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve From 2019 to 2026

19,129 Verified sightings across all 79 parks From 2019 to 2026

January Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About 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. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the lineated woodpecker in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. He used the French name Le pic noir hupé de Cayenne and the Latin name Picus niger cayanensis cristatus. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the 12th edition, he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson. One of these was the lineated woodpecker. Linnaeus included a terse description, coined the binomial name Picus lineatus, and cited Brisson's work. The specific name lineatus is Latin and means "lined" or "marked with lines". The lineated woodpecker is now one of six species that the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy place in the genus Dryocopus. The... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

Melanerpes aurifrons

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Melanerpes pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melanerpes santacruzi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphyrapicus varius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colaptes rubiginosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dryobates scalaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Campephilus guatemalensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Leuconotopicus fumigatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Celeus castaneus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pteroglossus torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~40%
2	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
3	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
5	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
6	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
7	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
8	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
9	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
10	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
12	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
13	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
14	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
15	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
17	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
18	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
22	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
25	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
27	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
28	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
29	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
30	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
31	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
32	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
33	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
34	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
35	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
36	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
37	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
38	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
39	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
40	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
41	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
42	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
43	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
44	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
45	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
46	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~10%
47	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
48	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
49	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
50	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
51	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
52	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
53	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
54	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
55	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
56	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
57	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
58	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
59	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
60	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
61	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
63	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
64	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
65	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
66	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
67	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
68	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
69	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
70	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
71	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
72	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
73	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
74	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
75	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
76	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
77	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
78	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
79	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lineated Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lineated Woodpecker sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 498 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lineated Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Lineated Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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Lineated Woodpecker

About the Lineated Woodpecker

Recent sightings of Lineated Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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