Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Order

PICIFORMES

Family

Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Code 4

RHWO

Code 6

MELERY

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
Eye Color: Gray brown in juveniles, dark brown or red-brown in adults.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Red
Forehead Color: Red
Nape Color: Red
Throat Color: Red
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 22-23 cm (8.5-9.25 in)
Weight: 71 g (2.5 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Red, White, Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Black
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Strong flight with slow steady shallow wing beats., Sallies for flying insects, then returns to same or nearby perch.
Wingspan Range: 41-46 cm (16-18 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Black

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