pileated woodpecker

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q930712
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Summary

pileated woodpecker is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,370 views/month, #387 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Dryocopus[4]
  • Taxon name: Dryocopus pileatus[5]
  • Commons category: Dryocopus pileatus[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dryocopus pileatus[7]
  • Commons gallery: Dryocopus pileatus[8]
  • Original combination: Picus pileatus[9]
  • Taxon common name: Cnocell Fawr America[10], Pileated Woodpecker[11], Helmspecht[12], Picamaderos norteamericano[13], picot negre nord-americà[14], datel chocholatý[15], ameerika musträhn[16], Hvitbrynsvartspett[17], Хохлатая желна[18], エボシクマゲラ[19], Amerikansk Sortspætte[20], amerikanpalokärki[21], kontyos feketeharkály[22], dzięcioł smugoszyi[23]
  • Mass: 11 g[24]
  • Litter size: 2.8[25]

Body

Identifiers

pileated woodpecker's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 17855[26]. pileated woodpecker's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 51359[27]. pileated woodpecker's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5228824[28]. pileated woodpecker's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178166[29].

Why It Matters

pileated woodpecker has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+2.8'}
    Parent taxon → Dryocopus
    Taxon rank → species
    Aliases → —
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