The Lewis woodpecker was named for Capt. Meriwether Lewis. Meriwether Lewis was co-leader of the expedition hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory which was bought by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase.
The Lewis woodpecker was named for Capt. Meriwether Lewis. Meriwether Lewis was co-leader of the expedition hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory which was bought by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase.
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The scientific or taxonomic name would be Melanerpes lewis.
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Columbian black-tailed deer
Eastern woodrat
Grizzly bear
Harris' woodpecker
Lewis' woodpecker
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Missouri beaver
Mountain beaver
Mountain sucker
Mule deer
Northern flicker
Northern pocket gopher
Pacific (northern) fulmar
Sauger
Sea otter
Starry flounder
Western badger
Western pileated woodpecker
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White-tailed deer
Red headed, Lewis', acorn, Gila, golden fronted, and any woodpecker in subfamily Melanerpes.