Pileated Woodpecker facts: they can topple telephone poles | Animal Fact Files
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- On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some of the biggest woodpeckers in North America.
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I came here to see one cut down a telephone pole.
Yes, I wanted to see one take out a telephone pole too.
I too have clicked on this video expecting a woodpecker to Peck down a Telephone Pole
They also appear to love peanut suet! I have had 2 visiting my suet feeder extremely frequently for the past 6 weeks. One even came 6 times in one day! They are so fun to watch.
That sounds like a lot of fun! How lucky!!
That was a Northern Flicker in the gutter that feeds a lot on the ground ,and often in cracks in sidewalks driveways etc. for ants. Apparently the Pileated is expanding it's range at least in PA because they are now common in South Central PA where 50 years ago were pretty scarce in south.
I feel clickbaited. But I still learned something so...
I have a pileated woodpecker on my property in Elmore County, Alabama. It pecks everyday on a dead pine tree in my front yard.
That's awesome! I love watching them.
I have them in my back yard in southern middle Tn.Bidg bird and very destructive too .
Your channel deserves more appreciation and should go viral. Keep up the great work✌🏽
I just saw one the other day, it flew right in front of me in the woods, they are awesome looking.
Agreed! I'm always impressed by how BIG they actually are!!
I saw one of these today in Hudsonville, Michigan. I was in awe..never seen one before.
What an awesome experience!
I saw 2 for the 1st time today at my country home in Arkansas and also a Northern flicker for the 1st time.I have lots of red bellied and downeys and see an occasional red headed pecker which is the most beautiful bird,when fully mature,have seen.
Interesting that they are prolific nest builders. They certainly have the tools for it
In Washington state we have some giant pileateds. The park that I work at has dead trees with bugs that draw them in. Fun birds to watch. They seem to go after some odd objects. I had one that kept drumming on my satellite dish, lol
That sounds like a beautiful area! The satellite story made me giggle. When I lived in the mountains they would drum on our gutters!
I saw one a long time ago. Scared the hell out of me and then I just thought I was having a flashback. I didn't know they got that big
Yeah they aren't small birds!
I had one try to peck out my car window early in the am. haha!
That was a flicker in the gutter!-)
Thanks for the ID! 😀
Very informative. Thank you 🙂
Coolest bird in North America
Ooh that's a tough pick for me!
👍👍 Great descriptions! We saw two last week, so I’m happy to learn more about them!
Oh nice spotting!!
Fun fact about their extinct relatives: many people say the ivory-billed woodpecker’s call sounds like a “tin trumpet” and i gotta say it’s a darn accurate description of what it sounds like.
Very interesting video. I have read in the past about their unique (to woodpeckers) oblong holes. You can always tell by their call if they are out in the woods with you. Thanks for the very well done video.
I love listening for their call while on hikes. Glad you enjoyed the video!
In the UP. Us Yoopers call them, PIE-lee-ay-tid. I have a female that visits my trees regularly. The 1st time I saw here I thought she was going to attack me! She looked at me as if to say, "is this your tree? I'm taking it over"!
They have such fierce personalities! Also I love hearing the different ways animal names are pronounced. Thank you for sharing! =)
In Indiana, we also called them PIE-lated woodpeckers
According to Merriam-Webster: PIE-is the first Pronunciation, and capital PIL-is second. I grew up in Michigan calling them PIEleeyated.
They also love wood trim on houses, that wasn't a cheap repair...
Cheap cheap 🐥cheap cheap cheap🐣🐥
My father's house in eklutna Alaska was messed up pretty bad by wood peckers
I always pronounced it 'piloted' which now I feel self conscious about. This is very informative and fascinating.
Glad you enjoyed it! And honestly animal names can be tough to pronounce - and don't even get me started on scientific names! You're good 😉
The bird in the gutter actually looks more like a Northern Flicker Woodpecker
Yes as we mentioned in the video that bird is not a pileated woodpecker. Your assessment of it being a Northern Flicker Woodpecker looks like it could be right! Thanks for pointing that out 😊
I noticed that as well and wondered if someone else spotted it as you did
The next animals files sholud be about the pink fairy armadillo
I'll add that to the list. =) We do have a general armadillo episode you can find here, too: th-cam.com/video/51TKHyUEsSk/w-d-xo.html
Fire channel man
They can be as large as a crow in Michigan's U.P.
I have 2 I’ve seen in my immediate area. They’ve been busy. Hear them everyday. Abut there are smaller wood peckers and peck on the house. They’re cute. But in one day a dead tree has been pretty mangled by something. Maybe them?
Perhaps! They could be looking for a good nest site!
My Grandpa always called them “ Indian head” woodpeckers.
HaHa...That's cool!!
Your grandpa is racist.
Hey ______, Shutty!
No wonder i see these in my area now i know more about them. Thank you !
So glad you learned something new! ❤️
Did you know there is a cartoon about a woodpecker
Imagine having to smash your head against a tree to get a bag of potato 🥔 chips 🐥
Gonna see that on a reality show before too long.
Very cool article, thanks
Glad you liked it! 😀💜
An episode on arowanas would be really cool
Yessss!! I'm adding that to the list. I LOVE these fish!!
Pixelated Woodpecker.
Seattle. Lincoln park. I saw a Pileated Woodpecker this week. First time since the seventies at my parents house by the woods. I took a picture with my cel phone, but the photo only yielded a color blotch of pixels. So, a pixelated woodpecker, haha.
Omg this is a top tier comment
Lucky that we don't get these in Australia.. They most probably attack you as well as being venomous as well ! LOL !!
I saw one in Kings Mountain State Park and he was magnificent.
What an awesome find!
I Saw Woodpeckers Few Days Ago
Their cry can scare the s___ out of you.
Nice!
Thanks!
I have one here in Lake Worth FL I seen few time He or she likes the palm trees.
I bet they're fun to watch!
I saw one fly right over me, with a 5' to 6' wing span. Indiasn River, MI. Mud lake area. 1970.
What an incredible experience! My goodness!!
@@AnimalFactFiles I thought it was a pterodactyl Then I could see its colors. It may have been 7' or 8' No kidding! Why isn't this documented?
This whole time I was pronouncing them as "pie-lay-ted" instead of "pill-e-ated."
Me too I like the way i say it .
Technically both pronunciations are correct 😊
@@AnimalFactFiles goodie! I like saying it pie lated. :D*
@@AnimalFactFiles goodie! I like saying it pie lated. :D*
IT'S PIKIPEK OMG THAT'S LIKE MY FAVORITE BIRB POKEMON
Good
You guys should maybe colab with animalogic sometime, very identical channels although they are bigger as for now
dude one of those fuckers pecks on the wall outside my room like every fucking day
"Woody"
Can you make episode with the Narwhal fish
Absolutely! Here's our narwhal episode: th-cam.com/video/Z6VgKDMfgfg/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching! 😊
I'm making a d&d character based on these guys! She's an anarchist aarakocra
That sounds AWESOME!
@@AnimalFactFiles ah! Thank you!
Where's the RED BULL filled feeder?
I am lucky to have a breeding family on my feeder !
That's awesome! What fun to watch!
Flying fox
Do Vampire squid
Very distinctive birds I consider them pests. Reflective tape helps keep them from Ruining your cedar shake siding
Stop considering beautiful birds and animals as pest....you are the pest.
That was a Flicker in the rain gutter , not a Pileated Woodpecker. Makes me suspect of all the facts presented.
We literally said in the video that the bird in the gutter wasn't a Pileated Woodpecker. I'm not sure how we could have been more clear? There's a tough balance to strike with viewers wanting more videos (fewer pictures) and there being little video available under a creative commons license. We never meant any misguidance with the Flicker in the gutter which is why we were openly transparent from the start that that bird was not a Pileated - just look to the upper left corner of the screen. If you don't want to believe something that we spent hours researching because a single shot that we point out is not the bird we're discussing in the video, that's your prerogative. Have a nice day either way.
The males have a larger red crest on their heads and red on their cheeks which females have a smaller red crest on the head and no red on their cheeks which females cheeks have black in place of the red, for those of you who do not know the difference between the two..!
Hmm... strange... Duluth seems to be covered in the range shown on the map to me! But good point on the sexual dimorphism present in this species 👍
@@AnimalFactFiles Sorry I thought the tan was saying that was their habitat, my bad..
I gave thumbs up only because it made the likes count 666
Ah a true fan 😈
Pileated is pronounced with a long "i".
An excerpt from an article by Kevin McGowan posted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: PILEATED (Woodpecker) - PIE-lee-ay-tid, PILL-ee-ay-tid (having a pileus or cap). This and the next two are commonly pronounced as the two alternate versions listed from the dictionary. If it bothers you when people say it differently than you do, lighten up. They're just birds, for goodness sakes, and THEY don't care what you call them."
Article can be found at this link: www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/birdname.htm#:~:text=PILEATED%20(Woodpecker)%20-%20PIE-,versions%20listed%20from%20the%20dictionary.
Hope you enjoy this fun read and have a pleasant day 😊
@@AnimalFactFiles I stand corrected. The dictionary I consulted had it with a long "i".
No good
Wiki books say they are rare or almost extinct. Oh no they are not. They are real popular in Alabama. My home in northeast ohio. We had at least 2 . that would visit my Walnut tree. The tree was dying. So in the evenings they would feast. Kind of funny because they peck real slow. Not like a normal woodpecker that is extremely fast at pecking. The first indian hen I saw. I thought it was some kind of mutated woodpecker. They are big. Amazing birds.