Habitat: This Woodpecker species can be commonly found in forest borders, second-growth woodland and clearings with large trees, in humid lowlands. Distribution: This species has been reported from Mexico to northern Argentina, Paraguay, southeastern Brazil. Natural History Notes: The Lineated Woodpecker does not seem to occur in dense forest. It is usually found alone or in pairs, foraging on large trees at all heights and we will often see it feeding on Cecropia trees. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). It is a resident species. Characteristics: The total length of this species varies between 33 cm and 35.6 cm (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). This large bird has a pointed blackich bill and a pale yellowish iris. We can first distinguish the prominent pointed crest and the moustachial stripe that are both bright red. Then, this bird is characterized by two parallel white stripes that go down along the back and start from the base of the neck. Another white stripe starts from the bill and goes behind the eye to the sides of the neck. The throat and the chest are black and the lower underparts have black and beige bars. The female looks similar but the forecrown and the moustachial stripe are black.