Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,356
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Lewis's woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) is a large North American species of woodpecker which ornithologist Alexander Wilson named after Meriwether Lewis. Lewis was one of the explorers who surveyed the areas bought by the United States of America as part of the Louisiana Purchase and first described this species of bird.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Lewis's woodpecker”.