Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
ORDER: PICIFORMES
FAMILY: PICIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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Nearly as large as a crow, the Pileated Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in most of North America. Its loud ringing calls and huge, rectangular excavations in dead trees announce its presence in forests across the continent.