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Western [[Mexico]], [[Central America]], [[South America]], [[Argentina]] and [[Trinidad]].
 
Western [[Mexico]], [[Central America]], [[South America]], [[Argentina]] and [[Trinidad]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Dryocopus lineatus scapularis W Mexico (s Sonora to Oaxaca)
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Dryocopus lineatus similis E Mexico (Tamaulipas) to nw Costa Rica
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Dryocopus lineatus lineatus E Costa Rica to w Colombia, e Peru, n Paraguay and e Brazil
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Dryocopus lineatus fuscipennis Arid littoral of w Ecuador and nw Peru
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Dryocopus lineatus erythrops SE Brazil to e Paraguay and ne Argentina
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Forest and second-growth, but also other more open habitats.
 
Forest and second-growth, but also other more open habitats.

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Dryocopus lineatus
Female. Photo by Glen Tepke
Location: Pipeline Road, Soberania National Park, Panama

Identification

Black upperparts, white stripe on the scapulars, black head with white stripe from the base of the bill continuing below the eye, red malar stripe, and red on crown, crest and nape. On the underside, the throat is patterned black and white, breast is black, abdomen is barred in black and either whitish or buff. Female is missing the malar stripe and has a larger black area on the forehead.

Distribution

Western Mexico, Central America, South America, Argentina and Trinidad.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Dryocopus lineatus scapularis W Mexico (s Sonora to Oaxaca) Dryocopus lineatus similis E Mexico (Tamaulipas) to nw Costa Rica Dryocopus lineatus lineatus E Costa Rica to w Colombia, e Peru, n Paraguay and e Brazil Dryocopus lineatus fuscipennis Arid littoral of w Ecuador and nw Peru Dryocopus lineatus erythrops SE Brazil to e Paraguay and ne Argentina

Habitat

Forest and second-growth, but also other more open habitats.


Behaviour

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