red-headed woodpecker
a black and white North American woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, having a red head and neck.
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There are 800 to 900 bird species that use this system, Barve says, including red-cockaded and red-headed woodpeckers.
Polygamy is just one reason why acorn woodpeckers are master survivalists | Purbita Saha | August 21, 2021 | Popular-Science"I shouldn't think you needed much teaching," laughed the red-headed woodpecker, tapping the limb with his powerful bill.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert WalshA friend of mine in a Southern city tells me of a red-headed woodpecker that drums upon a lightning-rod on his neighbor's house.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsThe Indian replied that he was seeking an arrow lost in a shot at a red-headed woodpecker.
Pomo Bear Doctors | Samuel Alfred BarrettA red-headed woodpecker, carrying a yellow butterfly, flew on a fence stake ahead of them and peeped around as they drew near.
Two Little Savages | Ernest Thompson Seton
All the plantations and fields in this part of the country have fences, on which the red-headed woodpecker is frequently seen.
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