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Though it has a vivid orange-red crown and nape it is not to be confused with the red-headed woodpecker, a separate species of woodpecker in the same genus with an entirely red head and neck that sports a solid black back and white belly. The red-bellied earns its name from the pale reddish tint on its lower underside.
The red-headed woodpecker should not be confused with the red-bellied woodpecker, which is similar in size but has a vibrant orange-red crown and nape; the red-bellied woodpecker is named for the pale reddish blush of its lower belly and has a distinctly patterned black and white back rather than the solid black one of the red-headed woodpecker.
Red-crowned woodpecker: Melanerpes rubricapillus (Cabanis, 1862) 51 Gila woodpecker: Melanerpes uropygialis (Baird, SF, 1854) 52 Hoffmann's woodpecker: Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) 53 Golden-fronted woodpecker: Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagler, 1829) 54 Velasquez's woodpecker: Melanerpes santacruzi (Bonaparte, 1838) 55 Red-bellied woodpecker
A red-bellied woodpecker rests on a branch of a dogwood tree after a winter storm near Knightdale, N.C. on Feb. 17, 2015. Aaron Moody/amoody@newsobserver.com Woodpeckers love this kind of wood, siding
The genus Melanerpes was introduced by the English ornithologist William Swainson in 1832 to accommodate the red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). [2] The generic name combines the Ancient Greek melas meaning "black" with herpēs meaning "creeper". [3]
High quality photograph of Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Red-headed Woodpecker). Proposed caption Adults have a black back and tail with a red head and neck. Their underparts are mainly white. The wings are black with white secondaries. Non-birders often mistakenly identify the Red-bellied Woodpecker as this species.
The yellow-bellied sapsucker has a length of around 19 to 21 centimetres (7 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in), and an average weight of 50.3 grams (1.77 oz), although this can range anywhere from 35 to 62 grams (1.2 to 2.2 oz). The yellow-bellied sapsucker has a wingspan that ranges from 34 to 40 centimetres (13 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 15 + 3 ⁄ 4 in). [10]
The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland. This list of birds of Maryland includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Maryland and accepted by the Maryland / District of Columbia Records Committee (MRC) of the Maryland Ornithological Society as of 2022. There are 456 species included in the official list. Eight additional species of questionable origin and two of exotic ...