Five subspecies are identified
...a widespread but wary bird.
Dryocopus lineatus
(L 13-14")
Chan Chich Lodge area
09Mar2019
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
Dryoscopus in Greek
means
tree watcher;
lineatus means
striped.
In little more than a century, an
astonishing amount of the Imperial
Woodpecker’s habitat was significantly
altered or destroyed by loggers.
(Tim Gallagher)