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Birds
Pileated woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker · Dryocopus pileatus
Pileated woodpeckers hammer distinctive holes into wood with their red crest and powerful bill. In old forest you often hear them long before you see them.
Fact file
- Size
- Up to 49 cm tall, wingspan up to 75 cm, weight between 250 and 350 g
- Males and females
- Males with red stripe at the bill, females without
- Sounds
- Loud drumming and a repeated, piercing call
- Diet
- Mainly ants, beetle larvae, other insects and berries
- Offspring
- Clutch usually with 4 eggs, both parents incubate for about 16 days and feed the young
How to identify Pileated woodpecker
The pileated woodpecker is a large, powerful woodpecker with a striking red crest on its head. Its plumage is mostly black, and the wings show broad white primaries in flight. Males have an additional red stripe at the base of the bill, females do not.
Its distinctive silhouette is reminiscent of a crow with a strong bill. White stripes run from the bill over the neck down to the flanks. The strong, wedge-shaped tail is often braced against the trunk when climbing.
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