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Pileated Woodpecker
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Mature forest.
Diet: Carpenter ants.
Best time to spot: Crow-sized; rectangular holes.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The Pileated Woodpecker sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the woodpeckers family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Brown CreeperCommon · Mature forest
- Hairy WoodpeckerCommon · Mature forest
- Scarlet TanagerUncommon · Mature deciduous forest
- Black-and-white WarblerCommon · Deciduous forest
- Dark-eyed JuncoCommon · Forest (summer)
- Golden-crowned KingletCommon · Conifer forest
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