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Lewis’s woodpecker
One of the largest of American wood-
peckers ...will bore into trees for
insects and also catch them in flight.
peckers ...will bore into trees for
insects and also catch them in flight.
Melanerpes lewis
(L 10–11")
Boise
02Jun2019
© Geoffrey
A. Keller
A. Keller
Macaulay
Library
Library
Melanerpes in Greek means
black creeper.
black creeper.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
Lewis’s Woodpecker was named in
honor of Meriwether Lewis (a
surveryor of the Louisiana Purchase)
by Alexander Wilson.
honor of Meriwether Lewis (a
surveryor of the Louisiana Purchase)
by Alexander Wilson.
(Scott Weidensaul)