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Dryocopus lineatus

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Distribution

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

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[edit] Habitat

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

Male. Photo by Gary Clark
Location: Chaco National Park, Chaco, Argentina

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