Woodpeckers

Pileated Woodpecker

Hylatomus pileatus

The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a large woodpecker native to North America. This crow-sized bird normally inhabits deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific coast. It is the second-largest woodpecker in the United States, after the critically endangered and possibly extinct ivory-billed woodpecker.

Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Weight
287 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Invertebrates
Migration
Resident
Countries recorded
2

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