Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus - Grand Pic

Systematics

Order
:
Piciformes
Family
:
Picidés
Genus
:
Dryocopus
Species
:
pileatus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 48 cm
Wingspan
: 66 à 75 cm.
Weight
: 250 à 350 g

Longevity

9 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Dryocopus pileatus pileatus (se USA)
Dryocopus pileatus abieticola (s Canada south through w, nc and ne USA)

Foreign names

Grand Pic,
Picamaderos norteamericano,
pica-pau-grande,
Helmspecht,
kontyos feketeharkály,
Noord-Amerikaanse Helmspecht,
Picchio pileato,
amerikansk spillkråka,
Hvitbrynsvartspett,
tesár červenochochlatý,
datel chocholatý,
Amerikansk Sortspætte,
amerikanpalokärki,
picot negre nord-americà,
dzięcioł smugoszyi,
baltzoda dzilna,
Хохлатая желна,
エボシクマゲラ,
北美黑啄木鸟,
amerikansk spillkråka,
北美黑啄木,

Voice song and cries

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pause

Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Vol. 7 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
Woodpeckers, an identification guide of the woodpeckers of the world, Winkler Hans, Christie David
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest