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| color = pink
 
 
| name = Red-headed Woodpecker
 
| name = Red-headed Woodpecker
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| status = NT
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| latin_name = Melanerpes erythrocephalus
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| image = Melanerpes erythrocephalus FWS.jpg
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| image_1 = Melanerpes erythrocephalus FWS.jpg
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| caption_1 = Red-headed Woodpecker
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| description = The '''Red-headed Woodpecker''', ''Melanerpes erythrocephalus'', is a small or medium-sized woodpecker.
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| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
 
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| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
 
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| familia = [[Woodpecker|Picidae]]
 
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| genus = ''[[Melanerpes]]''
 
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| species = '''''M. erythrocephalus'''''
 
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| binomial = ''Melanerpes erythrocephalus''
 
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| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)
 
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The '''Red-headed Woodpecker''', ''Melanerpes erythrocephalus'', is a small or medium-sized [[woodpecker]].
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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.
  
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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.
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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.
  
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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.
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Northern birds migrate to the southern parts of the range; southern birds are often permanent residents.
  
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Northern birds [[Bird migration|migrate]] to the southern parts of the range; southern birds are often permanent residents.
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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.
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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.
  
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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.
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They give a "tchur-tchur" call or drum on territory.
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[[Image:Red Headed Woodpecker5.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Red-headed Woodpecker at [[DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge]], in [[Nebraska]] and [[Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]].]]
 
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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.
 
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[http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Red-headed_Woodpecker.html]
 
  
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They give a "tchur-tchur" [[Bird song|call]] or [[wiktionary:drum|drum]] on territory.
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To see and hear the Red Headed Woodpecker please click this link,    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6YPqC2wfU
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To watch and listen to two please click this link   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6YPqC2wfU
 
  
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==Popular culture==
 
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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 remained available for purchase until 2006.{{ref_label|stamp|Stamp|none}}<sup>,</sup>{{ref_label|stampimage|Image|none}}
 
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The animated cartoon character [[Woody Woodpecker]] appears to be a red-headed woodpecker.
 
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== Interesting Red-headed Woodpecker Facts ==
 
 
The red-headed woodpecker is listed as a vulnerable species in Canada and as a threatened species in some states in the US. The species has declined in numbers due to habitat loss caused by harvesting of snags, agricultural development, channeling of rivers, a decline in farming resulting to regeneration of eastern forests, monoculture crops, the loss of small orchards, and treatment of telephone poles with creosote.
 
The red-headed woodpecker is listed as a vulnerable species in Canada and as a threatened species in some states in the US. The species has declined in numbers due to habitat loss caused by harvesting of snags, agricultural development, channeling of rivers, a decline in farming resulting to regeneration of eastern forests, monoculture crops, the loss of small orchards, and treatment of telephone poles with creosote.
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==References==
 
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* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47288|title=Melanerpes erythrocephalus|downloaded=09 May 2006}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
 
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* {{note_label|stamp|Stamp|Stamp}} {{cite journal
 
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  |title=Red-headed Woodpecker | journal=USA Philatelic | year=2006 | volume=11 | issue=1 | pages=31
 
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* Interesting Red-headed Woodpecker Facts donated by [http://www.birdhouses101.com/redheaded-woodpecker.asp BirdHouses101.com]
 
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* {{note_label|stampimage|Image|Image}} {{cite web
 
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 5 July 2012

Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Red-headed Woodpecker)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Description
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.

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

To see and hear the Red Headed Woodpecker please click this link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6YPqC2wfU

The red-headed woodpecker is listed as a vulnerable species in Canada and as a threatened species in some states in the US. The species has declined in numbers due to habitat loss caused by harvesting of snags, agricultural development, channeling of rivers, a decline in farming resulting to regeneration of eastern forests, monoculture crops, the loss of small orchards, and treatment of telephone poles with creosote.

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