Dryocopus pileatus
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name：Dryocopus pileatus
- Aliases：Dryocopus pileatus，Pileated woodpecker
- Outline：Climbing birds
- Family：
Vital signs
- length：About 42 cm
- Weight：No textual research information is available
- lifetime：No textual research information is available
Feature
Details
The North American black woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus or Pileated woodpecker, is a species of bird in the genus Dryocopus of the family Woodpecker.
The North American black woodpecker flies fast and in a straight line. They are also attracted to the dead trees by the insects that feed on them and the worker ants that dig up from the ground, where the sound of tapping on the trunk is particularly clear in the silent woods, and also foraging for nuts, acorns, and small wild fruits. The sound is repeated with a high and a low "Wukoa - Wukoa". In spring, male birds show off their territory by rapping on branches.
Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2009 Bird Red List.
Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.
Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!
Location
The North American Black woodpecker is found in North America, including the United States, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands, and the transition zone between North and Central America in Mexico.
North American black woodpeckers live mainly in forests, highways, and small woodlands. The nest is a hole in a tree trunk, a dead tree, or a telephone pole.
Form
The body is about 42 cm long, the body feathers are black, the neck has white stripes, the crown is bright red, often raised.
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