Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

 

Synonyms: Hylatomus pileatus

 

 

Dryocopus pileatus is a large woodpecker widely distributed through deciduous and mixed forests across Canada, the eastern United States (south to Texas and Florida), and parts of the Pacific Coast. Pileated Woodpecker prefers mature forests with large trees. It feeds on wood-boring insects, including carpenter ants and beetle larvae, and often excavates rectangular holes in trees in order to reach them. This species also eat fruits, nuts, and berries. Pileated Woodpeckers nest in cavities which they excavate in dead or living trees. They lay 3-5 eggs, and incubate for 12-16 days. The young fledge in about one month. Abandoned cavities of this species provide nest sites to owls and tree-nesting ducks.

 

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