Lewis's Woodpecker Fledgling
Melanerpes lewis (fledgling)
Fledgling Lewis's Woodpeckers leave the nest with developing flight skills and stay near open woods, snags, and scattered trees while adults continue feeding them. They practice short flights, clinging, and branch-to-branch movement as they learn to catch insects and forage on their own. Their diet shifts from mostly delivered insects toward self-caught flying insects and small fruits when available. One notable fact is that young birds quickly begin using the species' unusual flycatcher-like hunting style rather than relying only on bark pecking.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Lewis's Woodpecker Hatchling
- Lewis's Woodpecker Fledgling
- Lewis's Woodpecker