pileated woodpecker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pileated woodpecker
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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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
A pileated woodpecker swooping tree to tree drew me to the school.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 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
The log cock, or pileated woodpecker, the largest and wildest of our Northern species, I have never heard drum.
From Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers by John Burroughs
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