Scientific name is Dry'copus Pilea'tus .
Pileated Woodpeckers are often found in extensive deciduous, or mixed forests. They are also found in deep forests with many dead standing trees or snags. The Pileated Woodpecker builds its nest in a cavity, chiseled deep into a large tree branch or trunk. The Pileated Woodpecker is very colorful. It is all black, except bright red with a large pointed crest, and a black and white, streaked head. The males have red moustaches and white underwing markings. The Pileated Woodpecker eats insect larvae and adults are 90% of their diet. Seeds and berries are the remainder.
The way the Pileated Woodpecker eats its food is very different from the way we eat our food, but here is how it works. First it dives into a tree but before it does that it listens for the minute rustlings in the tree of an insect. The Pileated Woodpecker's call is a loud rattling shriek with a slight initial rise in pitch. The Pileated Woodpecker is an endangered species. It is also the largest woodpecker in the world.
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