Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDryocopus
- SpeciesDryocopus lineatus (Lineated Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Celeus loricatus
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
📅 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 Tortuguero National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Lineated Woodpecker sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 500 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lineated Woodpecker in Tortuguero National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Lineated Woodpecker in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.