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5.43 (3.37 - 7.79)|
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Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
One can't help but be impressed by the power and mystique of this largest woodpecker in Saskatchewan, a crow-sized bird that sports black and white plumage and a distinct red crest. The Pileated Woodpecker is a strong excavator whose distinctive large, oval nest holes and deep, rectangular feeding excavations are highly visible signs of its presence. The Pileated Woodpecker is a permanent resident from central British Columbia, central Ontario, and the Maritimes south in the western mountains to central California and east of the Great Plains to the Gulf coast (AOU 1998).
Because Pileated Woodpeckers require trees of large diameter for nesting, and territories larger than about 120 ha for feeding, they are found mainly in mature deciduous and coniferous forests.
A fairly common permanent resident of the southern boreal forest, and uncommon and local in the northern boreal forest north to Uranium City and Hunt Falls (Smith 1996). It is also uncommon and local in the parklands (Borden, Pike Lake, Good Spirit Lake, probably Moose Mountain), with a small but stable population along the South Saskatchewan River west of Leader. In fall and winter it wanders south of the breeding range to be seen rarely in farmyards and small aspen groves.
Original text by Karen Wiebe. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the Pileated Woodpecker in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Pileated Woodpecker in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=PIWO&lang=en [14 Nov 2025]
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