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Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Photo by Liam
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a very large North American woodpecker, almost crow sized, inhabiting deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific coast. It is also the largest woodpecker in America.

Habitat:

Woodlands

Notes:

Adult Male

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