Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: North American Black Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Dryocopus pileatus, Pileated woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Genus and family: Order Versiformes, Family Woodpeckers, Genus *Hemiberlesia*
Vital signs data
- Body length: Approximately 42 cm
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The North American Black Woodpecker is distributed throughout North America, including the United States, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the transitional zone between North and Central America within Mexico.
The North American black woodpecker primarily inhabits forests, roadsides, and small woodlands. Its nests are often located in cavities in tree trunks, dead tree trunks, or utility poles.
Appearance
It is about 42 centimeters long, with black plumage, white stripes on its neck, and a bright red crest that is often erect.
Detailed introduction
The North American Black Woodpecker, scientifically known as *Dryocopus pileatus*, is a species of bird in the genus *Dryocopus* of the family Pileated Woodpeckers.
The North American Black Woodpecker flies rapidly in a straight line. It feeds on insects that burrow into dead trees and worker ants that dig upwards from the ground, often luring them to the base of dead tree trunks. The sound of its pecking at the trunk while hunting is exceptionally clear in the quiet forest. It also forages for nuts, acorns, and small wild fruits. Its call is a repeated "wukoa-wukoa" sound, alternating between high and low notes. In spring, the male displays its territory by rapidly pecking at branches.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.
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