Red-headed Woodpecker
The Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) is a mid-sized woodpecker found in temperate North America. Its breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the east-central United States. It is rated as least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List of Endangered species, having been down-listed from near threatened in 2018. Adults are distinctly tricolored, with a black back and tail, a white belly and rump, and a red head and neck. The wings are black with white secondary remiges. Adult males and females are identical in plumage. Juveniles have similar markings, but their heads are grey. Red-headed woodpeckers are entirely crimson above their shoulders. These are mid-sized woodpeckers. Both sexes measure from 19 to 25 cm (7.5 to 9.8 in) in length, with a wingspan of 42.5 cm (16.7 in). They weigh from 56 to 97 g (2.0 to 3.4 oz), with an average of 76 g (2.7 oz) Each wing measures 12.7–15 cm (5.0–5.9 in); the tail measures 6.6–8.5 cm (2.6–3.3 in), the bill measures 2.1–3 cm (0.83–1.18 in) and the tarsus measures 1.9–2.5 cm (0.75–0.98 in). The maximum longevity in the wild is 9.9 years. This species gives a tchur-tchur call or a drum on its territory.
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HJ Ruiz – December 15th. 2023




Beautiful! 😀 ❤
Thank you so much! 🙂
Such an amazing Woodpecker. Anita
Hi Anita, I like this woodpecker too. Thank you very much! 🙂
Interesting reading and wonderful viewing!
Thank you so much, Belinda! This is my favorite woodpecker! 🙂
What a stunning bird!
It’s beautiful, I like this woodpecker! Thank you very much, Chris! 🙂
Gorgeous!
Thanks so much, Cindy! 🙂