Animals of The USA | Red Headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus
A striking woodpecker with a fully red head and bold black and white body. Declining in some regions.
Size
7 to 9 inches
Range
Eastern and Central US
TX | OK | KS | NE | SD | MN | WI | MI | IL | IN | OH | PA | NY | NJ | DE | MD | VA | WV | KY | TN | NC | SC | GA | AL | MS | LA | FL
Diet
Insectivore | insects | nuts
Behavior
Caching food | flycatching | territorial
Related Topics
Red Bellied Woodpecker | Downy Woodpecker | Hairy Woodpecker | Northern Flicker | Pileated Woodpecker