Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult male
- Red forehead, cap, and nape
- Black and white barred back
- Gray face and underparts
- © Ken Schneider, FL, January 2009
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult female
- Red nape, reddish around base of bill
- Black and white barred back
- Gray face, crown, and underparts
- Red belly usually concealed by surrounding gray feathers
- © maia bird, February 2009
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult male
- Red forehead, cap, and nape
- Gray or brownish face and underparts
- Straight black bill
- © William Jobes, PA, January 2009
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult male
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult male
- Red forehead, cap, and nape
- Gray or brownish face and underparts
- Breast may be washed with reddish (like belly)
- © Jason Means, WV, Dunbar, December 2008
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult male
- Red patch on belly (often concealed by surrounding feathers)
- © Lisa Barker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult male
- Black and white barred back
- Face and breast may be washed with pink or reddish
- Tail black with innermost and outermost tail feathers black and white barred
- © Rachel Banai
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult female
- Tail black with innermost and outermost tail feathers black and white barred
- Black and white barred back
- © Errol Taskin
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult male
- White rump, blends with white and black central tail feathers
- White patch in wings
- © John Collicott
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult male
- White patch in black and white barred wings
- Red patch on belly (often concealed by surrounding feathers)
- Tail black with innermost and outermost tail feathers black and white barred
- © Gregg Doll
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Juvenile
- Yellowish on nape and around base of bill
- © Lisa Barker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult female
- Red nape, reddish around base of bill
- Black and white barred back
- Gray crown and face
- © Gary Mueller
Similar Species
Adult female
- Red cap (not nape)
- Striped face
- Prominent white stripe on side
- Black bib, patterned underparts
- © Robert J. Baker, VA, March 2007
Adult male
- Red crown with brown nape
- Barred rump and central tail feathers in flight
- Occurs only in Southwest; Red-bellied Woodpecker occurs in eastern North America
- © Joan Gellatly, Tucson, AZ, December 2008
Adult male
- Red crown, yellow lower forehead, yellow or orangish nape
- Black and white barred back, all white rump
- © Gerry Dewaghe, TX, December 2006
Adult male
- Red crown, yellow lower forehead, yellow or orangish nape
- All white rump, all black tail
- © Gerry Dewaghe, TX, December 2006
Adults
- Unmarked black back with bold white wing patches
- Completely red head (including throat and cheek)
- © hoganphoto, NJ, May 2003
Adult male yellow-shafted
- Brown and black barred back
- Pale underparts with black spots
- Black mark on chest
- No red nape (males have red nape crescent)
- Brown or gray face and throat contrasts with underparts
- © Steve Delloff, September 2008