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Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Photo by LauraFrazier
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Field Notes

Description:

Almost crow-sized, this is the largest woodpecker in America. They are mainly black with a red crest. They show white on the wings in flight. Adult males have a red line from the bill to the throat, in adult females these are black.

Habitat:

Saw this woodpecker while driving around on some of the back
"country roads" near Shepherdstown, WV.

Reference Links:

Pileated Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitholo…

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Comments (2)
CherriBoBerry
I always know when I hear one of these huge woodpeckers, their pounding is unlike any other! Thanks for sharing with the Wild & Wonderful WV mission :0)

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PublishedFebruary 6, 2012

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