Pelatuk (Woodpeckers)
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
- umum
- 28 km/h
- Pemula
- Risiko rendah
Catches insects in midair like a flycatcher. Pink belly and dark green back from the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- Populasi
- 53,000–120,000 mature individuals, increasing
- Habitat
- Open ponderosa pine forests, burned/logged woodlands with standing dead snags, oak savanna, and riparian cottonwood groves
- Fakta menarik
- Unlike most woodpeckers, Lewis's Woodpecker rarely excavates wood for insects and instead sallies out from a perch to catch flying insects in mid-air like a flycatcher.
- Sebaran
- Western North America — breeds from southern British Columbia/Alberta south through the interior US Rockies and Great Basin to Arizona/New Mexico; winters as far south as northern Mexico, with irruptive/nomadic movements tied to nut crops
- Makanan
- Flying insects caught on the wing (flycatcher-style, sallying from a perch), plus gleaned bark insects, acorns, other nuts, and fruit cached in bark crevices for winter
- Ukuran
- 0,27 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,5 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
