Medium-sized black-and-white barred woodpecker with a pale belly. Males have a red crown and nape.
Medium-sized black-and-white barred woodpecker with a pale belly. Females have a red nape, lacking the red crown.
Clings to tree bark and uses stiff tail feathers for support. Probes into bark for insects. Note white flashes in wings as this bird takes flight.
Most often the red belly is obscured by surrounding feathers and is difficult to see.
Found in eastern woodlands and suburban areas. Nests in holes in trees.
Often comes to backyard feeders, including suet feeders.
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A sleek, round-headed woodpecker, about the same size as a Hairy Woodpecker but without the blocky outlines.
Same size as Hairy Woodpecker; three-quarters the size of a Northern Flicker
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