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The Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, is a small or medium-sized woodpecker.

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.

Their breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the eastern-central United States. They nest in a cavity in a dead tree or a dead part of a tree.

Northern birds migrate to the southern parts of the range; southern birds are often permanent residents.

These birds fly to catch insects in the air or on the ground, forage on trees or gather and store nuts. They are omnivorous, eating insects, seeds, fruits, berries and nuts.

Once abundant, populations have seriously declined since 1966 due to increased nesting competition from starlings and removal of dead trees (used as nesting sites) from woodlands. Many Northeastern states no longer have nesting red-headed woodpeckers.http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Red-headed_Woodpecker.html

They give a "tchur-tchur" call or drum on territory.

Popular culture

In 1996, the United States Postal Service issued a 2-cent postage stamp depicting a perched red-headed woodpecker. The stamp was discontinued at some time thereafter, but re-issued in 1999 and remains available for purchase to the present day.Template:Ref label^,Template:Ref label

The animated cartoon character Woody Woodpecker appears to be a red-headed woodpecker.

References

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+{{Distinguish|Red-bellied Woodpecker}}
-{{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Melanerpes erythrocephalus FWS.jpg|200px|Red-headed Woodpecker]] | caption = Red-headed Woodpecker}}
+{{Taxobox
-{{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
+| color = pink
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+| name = Red-headed Woodpecker
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+| status = {{StatusNearConcern}}
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+| image = Melanerpes erythrocephalus FWS.jpg
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+| image_width = 200px
-{{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Woodpecker|Picidae]]}}
+| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
-{{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Melanerpes]]''}}
+| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
-{{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''M. erythrocephalus'''''}}
+| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
-{{Taxobox_end_placement}}
+| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
-{{Taxobox section binomial parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Melanerpes erythrocephalus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = 1758}}
+| familia = [[Woodpecker|Picidae]]
-{{Taxobox_end}}
+| genus = ''[[Melanerpes]]''
+| species = '''''M. erythrocephalus'''''
+| binomial = ''Melanerpes erythrocephalus''
+| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)
+}}
 The '''Red-headed Woodpecker''', ''Melanerpes erythrocephalus'', is a small or medium-sized [[woodpecker]].
-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-[[birding|birders]] often mistakenly identify the [[Red-bellied woodpecker]] as this species.
+Adults have a black back and tail with a red head and neck. Their underparts are mainly white. The wings are black with white [[wiktionary:secondary|secondaries]].  Non-[[Birdwatching|birders]] often mistakenly identify the [[Red-bellied Woodpecker]] as this species.
+Their breeding habitat is open country across [[Geography of Canada|southern Canada]] and the [[Eastern United States|eastern]]-[[Central United States|central]] United States. They nest in a cavity in a dead tree or a dead part of a tree.
+Northern birds [[Bird migration|migrate]] to the southern parts of the range; southern birds are often permanent residents.
+These birds fly to catch [[insect]]s in the air or on the ground, [[wiktionary:forage|forage]] on trees or gather and store nuts. They are [[Omnivore|omnivorous]], eating insects, seeds, [[fruit]]s, berries and nuts.
-Their breeding habitat is open country across southern [[Canada]] and the eastern-central [[United States]]. They nest in a cavity in a dead tree or a dead part of a tree.
+Once abundant, populations have seriously declined since [[1966]] due to increased [[nesting competition]] from [[starling]]s and removal of dead trees (used as nesting sites) from [[woodland]]s. Many [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern states]] no longer have nesting red-headed woodpeckers.http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Red-headed_Woodpecker.html
-Northern birds [[bird migration|migrate]] to the southern parts of the range; southern birds are often permanent residents.
+They give a "tchur-tchur" [[Bird song|call]] or [[wiktionary:drum|drum]] on territory.
-These birds fly to catch [[insect]]s in the air or on the ground, forage on trees or gather and store nuts. They are [[omnivore|omnivorous]], eating insects, seeds, [[fruit]]s, berries and nuts.
+==Popular culture==
+In [[1996]], the [[United States Postal Service]] issued a 2-[[Cent (U.S. coin)|cent]] [[postage stamp]] depicting a perched red-headed woodpecker.  The stamp was discontinued at some time thereafter, but re-issued in [[1999]] and remains available for purchase to the present day.{{ref_label|stamp|Stamp|none}}<sup>,</sup>{{ref_label|stampimage|Image|none}}
-Their numbers appear to be declining, possibly due to loss of habitat and competition with other birds for nest sites.
+The animated cartoon character [[Woody Woodpecker]] appears to be a red-headed woodpecker.
-They give a "tchur-tchur" call or drum on territory.
+==References==
+* {{note_label|stamp|Stamp|Stamp}} {{Journal reference
+  |Title=Red-headed Woodpecker | Journal=USA Philatelic | Year=2006 | Volume=11 | Issue=1 | Pages=31
+  }}
+* {{note_label|stampimage|Image|Image}} {{Web reference
+  |title=woodpeck.gif
+  |work=America's 1996 Stamps Program
+  |url=http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/96/woodpeck.gif
+  |date=January 31
+  |year=2006
+  }}
-Once abundant, populations have seriously declined since 1966 due to increased nesting competition from starlings and removal of dead trees (used as nesting sites) from woodlands. Many Northeastern states no longer have nesting red-headed woodpeckers.
 [[Category:Woodpeckers]]