. Birds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks . Birds; Birds. HAIRY WOODPECKER (Dendrocopos villosus) Woodpeckers fill a special niche in the delicate balance of the forest com- munity. The largest item of their diet is the larvae of wood-boring beetles. The hairy woodpecker is a valuable predator of the western pine bark beetle. Easily confused with the nearly identically marked downy wood- pecker, the hairy woodpecker can be distinguished from its smaller cousin by its larger size, larger and stouter bill, and lower pitched call. Like all woodpeckers, the hairy woodpecker has a power
. Birds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks . Birds; Birds. HAIRY WOODPECKER (Dendrocopos villosus) Woodpeckers fill a special niche in the delicate balance of the forest com- munity. The largest item of their diet is the larvae of wood-boring beetles. The hairy woodpecker is a valuable predator of the western pine bark beetle. Easily confused with the nearly identically marked downy wood- pecker, the hairy woodpecker can be distinguished from its smaller cousin by its larger size, larger and stouter bill, and lower pitched call. Like all woodpeckers, the hairy woodpecker has a powerful neck, a bony skull and a long, slender extensible tongue. Barbs on the tip of the tongue help pull insects and grubs from burrows in the tree. Hairy woodpeckers are com- mon residents of the lodgepole pine/spruce-fir complexes in both Hairy Woodpecker Alan G. Nelson 42. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Follett, Dick. [United States] : Yellowstone Library and Museum Association in cooperation with National Park Service, U. S. Dept. of Interior
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