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Pileated Woodpecker

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Scientific Name: Dryocopus pileatus
Description: Black with white neck stripes, conspicuous white wing linings, and prominent red crest
Habitat: Mature forests and borders
Range: Eastern and far western United States and southern Canada

Source: National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region
Photograph: Used with permission from Ron Austing, 2003.