The Pileated Woodpecker is native to Canada, the U.S. and elsewhere, and is known for its distinctive and prominent red plumage with black and white stripes on its face.

It is the largest woodpecker extant in North America, and you can easily observe it without even having a telescope handy. They prefer deciduous and coniferous forests and nest almost exclusively in dead tree trunks.

Woodpeckers are famous forest birds that eat pests hiding under the bark of trees. When spring arrives, male woodpeckers make loud calls that are their way of stretching out their territory and warning others not to encroach.

Compared to other woodpeckers, the Pileated Woodpecker prefers to settle on dead trees in addition to foraging on dead trees. Besides eating bugs, they also eat nuts and fruits.

In today's bird drawing tutorial, we're going to learn how to draw a Pileated Woodpecker, which at the moment is waiting on a dead tree, as if it's trying to find the food it needs for itself and its family.

Do you like this beautiful bird? If your answer is yes, follow the detailed instructions below and try to draw this Pileated Woodpecker step by step!

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

√ Draw a Pileated Woodpecker PDF (Click to download for free.)

√ Drawing Papers (You can get it easily and I would say almost any paper can be used.)

√ Pencils / Markers / Crayons / Watercolors (Remember to use a pen with a fine tip when outlining.)

FOR WHOM:

Elementary school students

TIME NEEDED:

About 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS:

How to Draw a Pileated Woodpecker Step by Step

Step 1 Draw the head of this Pileated Woodpecker.

Step 2 Add stripes to the face of this woodpecker.

Step 3 Outline the body of this woodpecker.

Step 4 Add feathers to one of the wings of this woodpecker.

Step 5 Add details to the wing and neck of this woodpecker.

Step 6 Draw the tail of this woodpecker below that wing.

Step 7 Draw a tree trunk to the right of this woodpecker.

Step 8 Draw a leg between this woodpecker and the trunk.

Step 9 Finish off by coloring this Pileated Woodpecker and trunk.

Guys, have you learned how to draw a pileated woodpecker yet?