Dryocopus pileatus Linnaeus 1758 (pileated woodpecker)

Aves - Piciformes - Picidae

Alternative combinations: Ceophloeus (Phloeotomus) pileatus, Ceophloeus pileatus, Picus pileatus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Dryocopus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Linnaeus 1758, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: Georgia, Ohio, Virginia collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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