Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
(L 13-14")
Silanche Reserve
16Jan2011
Resembles the closely-related
Pileated Woodpecker.
Dryoscopus in Greek
means
tree watcher;
lineatus means striped.
Apaches have much in common with the
Imperial Woodpecker, Grizzly Bear, and
Mexican Wolf…all had been destroyed in
the race to exploit the the resources of
the Sierra Madre.
(Tim Gallagher)
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
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