The Laced Woodpecker has a green back and yellowish underparts. The male has a red crown and nape, while those areas are black in the female.
The back is green and the belly is yellow to green. The male has a red crown and nape; these areas are black in the female, making head colour a useful sex difference.
It searches for food low on trunks and branches in forest edges, secondary growth, mangroves, coastal scrub, and gardens. It also forages near the ground at times.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.