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Red-headed woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail and a red head and neck. Their under parts are mainly white.

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Reference Links:

Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitho…

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Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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PublishedApril 18, 2013

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