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Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Andres Felipe Espinosa (XC688346). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucos
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensis
Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollens
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 2,722 |
|---|---|
| Colombia | 1,158 |
| Brazil | 979 |
| Costa Rica | 873 |
| Panama | 508 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 483 |
| Antioquia | 467 |
| Quintana Roo | 444 |
| Sao Paulo | 324 |
| Oaxaca | 323 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Woodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers · Picidae |
| Genus | Dryocopus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lineated Woodpecker with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.