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pileated woodpecker

dryocopus pileatus

Photo by chriswightman
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Mostly black with white and red head. Males have black chinstraps, females have red ones.Both have red crests.

Habitat:

Mixed forest (usually)

Notes:

Photographed on a telephone pole.

Reference Links:

Pileated Woodpecker

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PublishedMarch 29, 2011

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