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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Ivory-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus principalis
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 170,292 |
|---|---|
| United States | 67,343 |
| California | 65,217 |
| Alaska | 59,115 |
| Nunavut | 35,259 |
| Canada | 24,373 |
| Ontario | 10,118 |
| Nevada | 9,038 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5,698 |
| British Columbia | 5,416 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Woodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers · Picidae |
| Genus | Dryocopus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pileated Woodpecker with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.