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#14 - The Pileated Woodpecker
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The magnificent Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, is found in forests across
most of eastern
North America, western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
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With its powerful beak it forages for insects, especially ants and larvae, stripping off bark or hammering into the wood and creating door-shaped cavities. These cavities are sometimes used by other birds for nesting holes. It also feeds on nuts and berries. |
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It is easy to tell the difference between the female (left) and the male (right). The male has a larger red crown (or cap) and which extends down to the bill as well as a red moustache. The female has a smaller red crown, black forehead and black moustache. |
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The crow-sized Pileated Woodpecker is one of the continent's largest woodpeckers (17 in/43 cm). It is a year-round resident in the forests in which it dwells. |
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