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The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the family Picidae. It breeds mainly in the eastern United States , ranging as far south as Florida and as far north as Canada .
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The largest surviving species is the great slaty woodpecker, which weighs 430 g (15 oz) on average and up to 563 g (19.9 oz), and measures 45 to 55 cm (18 to 22 in), but the extinct imperial woodpecker, at 55 to 61 cm (22 to 24 in), and ivory-billed woodpecker, around 48 to 53 cm (19 to 21 in) and 516 g (18.2 oz), were probably both larger.
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]
Red-bellied woodpecker Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes.
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
Lewis's woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis; Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus (R) Acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus; Gila woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis (R) Red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus (R) Williamson's sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus; Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius; Red-naped sapsucker ...
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