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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lineated Woodpecker being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Campephilus melanoleucos
- Dryocopus schulzii
- Campephilus gayaquilensis
- Campephilus guatemalensis
- Dryocopus javensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Dryocopus
- Species
- Dryocopus lineatus
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