Lineated woodpecker

Lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) photographed at Rockstone Village, Essequibo River. (Photo by Kester Clarke)

The Lineated Woodpecker is a large, black woodpecker with a red crest and a white-barred under belly and chest. They eat mainly insects like ant and bee larvae by excavating holes in trees and will also build nest cavities in dead trees during their breeding season.

Lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) photographed at Rockstone Village, Essequibo River.  (Photo by Kester Clarke)
Lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) photographed at Rockstone Village, Essequibo River. (Photo by Kester Clarke)