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title: "Gestreepte helmspecht"
description: "Dryocopus lineatus — Vogels. The lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and Trinidad in the Caribbean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/lineated-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gestreepte helmspecht

> Dryocopus lineatus — Vogels. The lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and Trinidad in the Caribbean.

- Scientific name: *Dryocopus lineatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 12315
- Wikidata: [Q1269603](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1269603)
- iNaturalist taxon: [17858](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/17858)

## Names

- en: Lineated Woodpecker
- de: Linienspecht
- es: Carpintero lineado
- fr: Pic ouentou
- nl: Gestreepte helmspecht
- pt: Pica-pau-de-banda-branca
- pl: Dzięcioł czerwonoczuby

## Countries with the most observations

MX (3847), BR (1797), CO (1765), CR (1306), PA (734), EC (401), BZ (239), PE (222), HN (202), AR (176), GF (169), TT (169)

## Summary

The lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and Trinidad in the Caribbean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineated_woodpecker

## Photo

![Gestreepte helmspecht](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lineated-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152998811

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lineated-woodpecker?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).