Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
(L 9.25" WS 16" Wt 2.2 oz)
Thatcher Woods
21Mar2009
Name is misleading...head
is prominently red.
is prominently red.
Starved Rock State Park
Utica
12Oct2011
Melanerpes in Greek means
black creeper; carolinus refers
to the Carolina colonies.
black creeper; carolinus refers
to the Carolina colonies.
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Bob Sundstrom
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
female - red absent on
crown...compare to
other photos on page
crown...compare to
other photos on page
Note the reddish
lower belly.
lower belly.