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Definition of Picoides Americanus

Picoides Americanus
Woodpecker Wood"peck`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picid[ae]. Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike bill with which they are able to drill holes in the bark and wood of trees in search of insect larv[ae] upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed partly upon the sap of trees (see Sap sucker, under Sap), others spend a portion of their time on the ground in search of ants and other insects. The most common European species are the greater spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), the lesser spotted woodpecker (D. minor), and the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see Yaffle). The best-known American species are the pileated woodpecker (see under Pileated), the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), which is one of the largest known species, the red-headed woodpecker, or red-head (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), the red-bellied woodpecker (M. Carolinus) (see Chab), the superciliary woodpecker (M. superciliaris), the hairy woodpecker (Dryobates villosus), the downy woodpecker (D. pubescens), the three-toed, woodpecker (Picoides Americanus), the golden-winged woodpecker (see Flicker), and the sap suckers. See also Carpintero. Woodpecker hornbill (Zo["o]l.), a black and white Asiatic hornbill (Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in color.

Meaning of Picoides Americanus from wikipedia

- sheep (Ovis canadensis auduboni) Bison (Bison bison) Black bear (Ursus americ****) Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbi****) Columbian...
- Phenacomys †Phenacomys intermedius Pholadomya †Pholadomya mauryi Picoides †Picoides villosus Pinicola †Pinicola enucleator Pinus Pipilo †Pipilo erythrophthalmus...
- (Selasphorus platycercus), ladder-backed wood**** (Picoides scalaris), downy wood**** (Picoides pubescens), northern flicker (Colaptes auratus), gray...
- Aegolius funereus American three-toed wood****, Picoides dorsalis Black-backed wood****, Picoides arcticus Yellow-bellied flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris...
- greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californi****), red-****aded wood**** (Picoides borealis), loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovici****), northern mockingbird...
- Bachman's sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis) and red-****aded wood**** (Picoides borealis), both uncommon, also live in this ecoregion. The bottomland forests...
- wood****s available are taken from the 25.6 g (0.90 oz) downy wood**** (Picoides pubescens) to the 287 g (10.1 oz) pileated wood**** (Dryocopus pileatus)...
- Sphyrapicus ruber (A) American three-toed wood****, Picoides dorsalis (B) Black-backed wood****, Picoides arcticus (B) Downy wood****, Dryobates pubescens...
- Numenius borealis — Eskimo curlew Oreoscoptes mont**** — sage thrasher Picoides albolarvatus — white-headed wood**** Pooecetes gramineus affinis — vesper...
- recorded in Michigan. American three-toed wood****, Picoides dorsalis (C) Black-backed wood****, Picoides arcticus Downy wood****, Dryobates pubescens...