Lewis's Woodpecker is one of the most atypical woodpeckers in North America — rather than drumming on trees, it perches like a flycatcher and makes aerial sallies to catch insects. Its dark glossy-green back, gray collar, and pink-red belly are unlike any other woodpecker. It caches acorns in bark crevices for winter, sometimes storing thousands in a single tree. It was named by Alexander Wilson for Meriwether Lewis who collected the type specimen.
Habitat
Open ponderosa pine forests, burned areas, and orchards
Diet
Flying insects caught aerially, acorns, and berries
How common
Uncommon
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