Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, is a woodpecker of North America, breeding from south-central and south-eastern Canada to south-eastern USA. It is linked with open country in the east-central part of the continent. It can be separated from the Red-bellied Woodpecker, which is similar in size, by its plain black back. The other species has a black-and-white back, a red crown and nape, and a pale reddish wash on the lower belly.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Picidae — Woodpeckers

Breeding range

North America: sc, se Canada to se USA