Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Centurus carolinus

Photographs

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Range

Se. Canada and e. United States w. to the Great Plains;
Se. Canada (s. Ontario) and e. United States (se. Minnesota, sc. Wisconsin, s. Michigan, c. New York and Massachusetts s. to c. Texas, Gulf coast states and s. Florida in the Florida Keys and w. to c. Great Plains states).

Videos

Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - May 2, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding on the ground.

Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - May 2, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is clinging to the side of a tree and then takes flight.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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