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Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

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Description:

Woodpecker of some sort?

Notes:

Took on the way out of the post office!

2 Species ID Suggestions

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annorion
annorion 12 years ago
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Matthijs
Matthijs 12 years ago
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris)?
Picoides scalaris


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4 Comments

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

I agree, definitely pileated!

Eric Kim
Eric Kim 12 years ago

I think annorion is right on this one. The pileated is found in forest areas, while the ladder-backed is found in dry regions. According to wikipedia, the pileated can be found in the Eastern parts of the US. Seeing that you found this in Florida (where dry regions aren't common) I think annorion is correct about this bird.

Aarongunnar
Aarongunnar 12 years ago

pileated for sure

AtomicAnti
AtomicAnti 12 years ago

I am going to research this a bit later (given the two suggestions), but if in the meantime anyone else sees this and can chime in that would be great!

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AtomicAnti
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AtomicAnti

Tampa, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 14, 2011
Submitted on Aug 23, 2011

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