Dryocopus pileatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pileated Woodpecker
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Bird
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Dryocopus
Species: Dryocopus pileatus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations:
RI - Concern
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Dryocopus pileatus

Holes in tree
Worcester County, MA
Date: 2012-05-06

Holes in tree
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-04-07

Holes in tree
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-04-07
