pileated
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pileated
Example Sentences
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As a small-scale songbird rehabilitator I am not equipped, for instance, to take on a pileated woodpecker, which can smash its way out of any enclosure not made of steel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
If you’ve seen a pileated woodpecker—a thriving cousin of the ivory-billed—you know they are huge.
From Slate • May 27, 2023
He didn’t see much wildlife of note, though he did spot a pileated woodpecker with a vibrant red head, a falcon near its nest, and a few hawks.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022
It could have been a related species, the pileated woodpecker.
From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2021
Aside from being completely different species, there is a sig-nificant yet odd difference in the color of the Lazarus woodpecker and the pileated one, the latter having a distinctly darker bill.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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