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Scientific name of a woodpecker is?

  • A.Setophaga nigrescens
  • B.Melanerpes lewis
  • C.Cygnus columbianus
  • D.Spizella breweri

Answer: B

It is Melanerpes lewis.

Lewis's woodpecker is named after Meriwether Lewis, who first described it on the expedition of 1804-06. Unlike most woodpeckers it catches insects in flight rather than drilling for them.

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