Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

Summary 6

The Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) is a large North American species of woodpecker which was named by ornithologist Alexander Wilson for Meriwether Lewis, one of the explorers who surveyed the areas bought by the United States of America during the Louisiana Purchase.

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  1. (c) Doug Greenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25397257@N00/2408771072
  2. Menke, Dave, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/20728.jpg
  3. (c) http://www.naturespicsonline.com/, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Lewis%27s_Woodpecker.jpg/460px-Lewis%27s_Woodpecker.jpg
  4. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ornithology/large/MCZ67854_Asyndesmus_lewis_l_2.jpg
  5. (c) Jennifer Rycenga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jennifer Rycenga
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanerpes_lewis

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