PILEATED WOODPECKER, Picus pileatus ... Nostrils basal, oval, partly covered by recumbent bristly feathers. Head large. Neck rather long, slender. Body robust. Feet rather short, robust; tarsus strong ...

It’s only when the light hits the stomach just right that the blush-colored feathers are most noticeable ... Learn how to identify a pileated woodpecker. The mated pair excavates a nesting ...

Woodpeckers make their home on almost every continent. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes — from the massive pileated woodpecker to the cute compact downy woodpecker, they’re a family ...