Melanerpes lewis ORDER: PICIFORMES FAMILY: PICIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Helen Cruickshank/CLO
A dark woodpecker of open woodlands, the Lewis's Woodpecker is found westward of the Great Plains. Its slow, deliberate flight reminds one of a crow or jay more than a woodpecker.
Meriwether Lewis Would be Proud: Helping Lewis's namesake woodpecker in Oregon. Story and photos in Living Bird Magazine.