The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is native to North America.
The term “pileated” refers to the bird’s prominent red crest, with the term from the Latin pileatus meaning “capped”.
These birds mainly eat insects, especially carpenter ants and wood-boring beetle larvae.
A pileated woodpecker pair stays together on its territory all year round and is not migratory.
The are often brazenly tolerant of people.
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