Pileated Woodpecker Scavenges on a Carcass in Missouri

Jorge Servín; Susan Lyndaker Lindsey; Bette A. Loiselle

doi:10.1676/0043-5643(2001)113[0249:PWSOAC]2.0.CO;2

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Jorge Servín,^*,** Susan Lyndaker Lindsey,^** Bette A. Loiselle^***

^*Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Centro Regional Durango, Depto. Fauna Silvestre, Apdo. Postal #632, C.P. 34100, Durango, Dgo., México.
^**Wild Canid Survival and Research Center, Washington Univ., P.O. Box 760, Eureka, MO 63025 USA.
^***International Center for Tropical Ecology, Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63121 USA.

Abstract

An observation of opportunistic scavenging by a female Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) in Missouri is reported. The bird visited a captive wolf enclosure and tore cartilage and muscle from a large fresh beef bone and consumed it immediately. The Pileated Woodpecker vigilantly observed the resident wolves during her foraging and left the enclosure at their approach. This is thought to be the first observation of a Pileated Woodpecker scavenging meat in such a fashion.

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Jorge Servín, Susan Lyndaker Lindsey, and Bette A. Loiselle "Pileated Woodpecker Scavenges on a Carcass in Missouri," The Wilson Bulletin 113(2), 249-250, (1 June 2001). https://doi.org/10.1676/0043-5643(2001)113[0249:PWSOAC]2.0.CO;2

Received: 1 September 2000; Accepted: 1 June 2001; Published: 1 June 2001

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