OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Dryocopus ("tree beating") lineatus ("lined")
Male Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) at Hotel Robledal, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Dryocopus lineatus lineatus
Weight: 126-264g/kg / Length: 31-36cm / Wingspan: 49-58cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A large, powerfully built woodpecker, the equivalent and closest relation to the Black Woodpecker of Europe and the Pileated of North America, filling a similar niche. They use their bills to excavate large holes in trees in their search for insect prey and can be detected by their drumming on trees. The male and female differ in appearance in that the female lacks the red patch below the bill.
- Sighting Locations -
COSTA RICA - Spanish - Picamaderos listado ("List Woodcutter")
A common resident
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles and Hotel Robledal
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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