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| − | [[Image:Red-headed_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|KCFoggin|KC Foggin}}<br />Myrtle Beach, [[South Carolina]], [[USA]], November 2005]] | + | [[Image:Red-headed_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo © by {{user|KCFoggin|KC Foggin}}<br />Myrtle Beach, [[South Carolina]], [[USA]], November 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Melanerpes|Melanerpes]] erythrocephalus | ;[[:Category:Melanerpes|Melanerpes]] erythrocephalus | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Mid- to eastern [[United States]]. Summer range extends to the [[Canada|Canadian]] border, but winters more southerly in the range. Uncommon in northeast. | Mid- to eastern [[United States]]. Summer range extends to the [[Canada|Canadian]] border, but winters more southerly in the range. Uncommon in northeast. | ||
| − | [[Image:1149IMG 1274copyrite.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|etow|etow}}<br />[[Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area]], [[Ohio]] November 2005 ]] | + | [[Image:1149IMG 1274copyrite.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|etow|etow}}<br />[[Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area]], [[Ohio]] November 2005 ]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Prefer open deciduous woods, preferably with plenty of oaks nearby. | Prefer open deciduous woods, preferably with plenty of oaks nearby. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | [[Image:Red-headedWoodpecker 11Nov2015.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|CurtMorgan|CurtMorgan}}<br />Old Troy Rd, Albany, [[New York]], November 2015]] | + | [[Image:Red-headedWoodpecker 11Nov2015.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|CurtMorgan|CurtMorgan}}<br />Old Troy Rd, Albany, [[New York]], November 2015]] |
Their varied diet consists of animal matter during the spring, moving on to seeds and plant material in the winter months. | Their varied diet consists of animal matter during the spring, moving on to seeds and plant material in the winter months. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016) | ||
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Revision as of 00:57, 7 December 2018
- Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Identification
21 - 24 cm (8¼-9½in)
- Red head
- Blue-black back
- White under parts
- Wings black with white inner patches
- White rump.
Distribution
Mid- to eastern United States. Summer range extends to the Canadian border, but winters more southerly in the range. Uncommon in northeast.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies brodkorbi and caurinus are not generally recognised[2]
Habitat
Mature mixed deciduous and hardwood forests, woodlands with dead trees.
Behaviour
Prefer open deciduous woods, preferably with plenty of oaks nearby.
Diet
Their varied diet consists of animal matter during the spring, moving on to seeds and plant material in the winter months.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-headed Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-headed_Woodpecker
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