Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus - Grand Pic

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

Grand Pic
♂ adult plum. breeding
Grand Pic
♀ adult

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,
  • 北美黑啄木,

Voice song and cries

Grand Pic
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Grand Pic
♂ adult plum. breeding

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

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 05-10-2015
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