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Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take in a jungle area near the coast Woodpecker i don´t now which kind ??? large around 40 cm tall.Adults are mainly black above, with a red crest and whitish lines from the base of the bill, down the neck and shoulders (though individuals from the south-eastern part of its range commonly lack the line on the shoulders). The underparts are whitish, heavily barred with black. They show white on the wings in flight. Adult males have a red line from the bill to the throat (malar) and a red forehead. In adult females, these plumage features are black. The bill is typically black in both sexes, Wikipedia

Habitat:

Tropical semiarid.

Species ID Suggestions

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Comments (2)

It looks like a Lineated Woodpecker - but I'm not familiar with the birds in that area so I can't say for sure. I actually thought it was a Pileated Woodpecker, but realized your picture was taken in Mexico which is out of their range. I did a quick search through the Dryocopus family of woodpeckers and found the Lineated Woodpecker to be a species found in that area, so hopefully that's correct or at least helps narrow it down.

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