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

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

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

Photographs

Spring Valley Wildlife Area, Greene/Warren County, Ohio, USA - Jul 1, 2002 © William Hull  Spring Valley Wildlife Area, Greene/Warren County, Ohio, USA - Jul 1, 2002 © William Hull  Spring Valley Wildlife Area, Greene/Warren County, Ohio, USA - Jul 1, 2002 © William Hull  Indian Creek Wildlife Area, Brown County, Ohio, USA - Sep 8, 2006 © William Hull  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - Dec 26, 2002 © Kanae Hirabayashi 
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Range

Sc. Canada, c. and e. United States;
(1) Sc. Canada (s. Saskatchewan, s. Manitoba, w. and s. Ontario, sw. Quebec and s. New Brunswick) and e. United States (c. New England s. to c. Texas, Gulf coast and sc. Florida).
(2) Wc. United States in w. Great Plains to c. Colorado.

Videos

Point Pelee National Park, Essex County, Ontario, Canada - May 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is holding on to the trunk of a tree.

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

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

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