Polytypic. Length 9". A boldly patterned black-and-white woodpecker with a white patch at the base of the primaries, a white rump, black chest, streaked black lower breast, and white belly.

The Pileated is the largest, being about the same size as the American Crow. It is the “Woody Woodpecker” of woodpeckers!

The red crowned pileated woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in North America. Learn about their call and sound, size and nests.

Length 7". The barred black-and-white back pattern of the ladder-backed woodpecker extends up to the hindneck, with very little solid black on the upper back. The underparts are tinged creamy or ...

DESCRIPTION: The black-backed woodpecker is a towhee- to robin-sized three-toed woodpecker inhabiting montane and boreal conifer forests of North America. The bird is heavily barred black and white on ...