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