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Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)

Melanerpes carolinus

Description:

Red-bellied Woodpeckers are pale, medium-sized woodpeckers common in forests of the East. Their strikingly barred backs and gleaming red caps make them an unforgettable sight – just resist the temptation to call them Red-headed Woodpeckers, a somewhat rarer species that's mostly black on the back with big white wing patches. Learn the Red-bellied's rolling call and you’ll notice these birds everywhere. [Cornell]

Notes:

The female like this one has a gray patch on her head, while the male's head is a solid red crown. And the male has a pinkish/red wash on its belly.

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8 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Gracias Aleja!

AlejaPatiño
AlejaPatiño 11 years ago

Hermosa!!

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks Ajwerko!

Ajwerko
Ajwerko 11 years ago

Nice picture!

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks Glen and Stefania!

Glen Marks
Glen Marks 11 years ago

Nice shot!

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks Sachin and Glen. Over the past decade or so these woodpeckers have been moving north and have become common around here. We have a pair that comes to the feeders daily and eat the peanuts in the bird seed and the suet. One of my favorite feeder birds:-)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Looks so nice,,

Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Groton, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Mar 23, 2013
Submitted on Mar 25, 2013

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