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Southern pileated woodpecker (male)
Dryocopus pileatus pileatus
34.2604, -91.9848
Field Notes
Description:
A large mostly black woodpecker with black with bold white stripes down the neck and a flaming-red crest. Adult males have a red line from the bill to the throat; in adult females these are black. The southern subspecies are slightly smaller than the northern.
Habitat:
Spotted in an open deciduous forest along the Arkansas River.
Notes:
One of these woodpeckers' favorite foods is ants, especially carpenter ants. Pic 6 is cropped to show its long tongue.
Reference Links:
Pileated woodpecker - Wikipedia
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
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