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Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dryocopus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Name authority
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Common name
Lineated Woodpecker
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Dryocopus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPiciformes
  10. familyPicidae
  11. subfamilyPicinae
  12. genusDryocopus F. Boie, 1826
  13. speciesDryocopus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dryocopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius (Linnaeus, 1758)PicidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Andaman WoodpeckerDryocopus hodgei (Blyth, 1860)PicidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis (Horsfield, 1821)PicidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus (Linnaeus, 1758)PicidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-bodied WoodpeckerDryocopus schulzii (Cabanis, 1882)PicidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Middle America

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554098 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:37VCY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.