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Field Guide/Birds/Melanerpes erythrocephalus

2006-12-30T15:16:39Z

24.213.75.243:

{{otheruses4|the woodpecker||Redhead (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|Red-bellied Woodpecker}}
{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Red-headed Woodpecker
| status = NT
| image = Melanerpes erythrocephalus FWS.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
| familia = [[Woodpecker|Picidae]]
| 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 [[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.
[[Image:Red Headed Woodpecker5.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Red-headed Woodpecker at [[DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge]], in [[Nebraska]] and [[Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]].]]
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]

They give a "tchur-tchur" [[Bird song|call]] or [[wiktionary:drum|drum]] on territory.

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

==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 remained available for purchase until 2006.{{ref_label|stamp|Stamp|none}},{{ref_label|stampimage|Image|none}}

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

== 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.

==References==
* {{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
* {{note_label|stamp|Stamp|Stamp}} {{cite journal
|title=Red-headed Woodpecker | journal=USA Philatelic | year=2006 | volume=11 | issue=1 | pages=31
}}
* Interesting Red-headed Woodpecker Facts donated by [http://www.birdhouses101.com/redheaded-woodpecker.asp BirdHouses101.com]
* {{note_label|stampimage|Image|Image}} {{cite web
|title=woodpeck.gif
|work=America's 1996 Stamps Program
|url=http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/96/woodpeck.gif
|accessdate=January 31
|accessyear=2006
}}

==External Links==
* [http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4060id.html - USGS - Red-headed Woodpecker]
* [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Red-headed_Woodpecker.html - Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Red-headed Woodpecker]
* [http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=BD0430 - Enature.com - Red-headed Woodpecker]
* [http://sdakotabirds.com/species/red_headed_woodpecker_info.htm - South Dakota Birds - Red-headed Woodpecker]

[[Category:Woodpeckers]]
{{Bird-stub}}

[[da:Rødhovedet spætte]]
[[nl:Roodkopspecht]]
[[ja:ズアカキツツキ]]

Field Guide/Birds/Melanerpes erythrocephalus

2006-12-30T15:15:15Z

24.213.75.243:

{{otheruses4|the woodpecker||Redhead (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|Red-bellied Woodpecker}}
{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Red-headed Woodpecker
| status = NT
| image = Melanerpes erythrocephalus FWS.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
| familia = [[Woodpecker|Picidae]]
| 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 [[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.
[[Image:Red Headed Woodpecker5.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Red-headed Woodpecker at [[DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge]], in [[Nebraska]] and [[Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]].]]
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]

They give a "tchur-tchur" [[Bird song|call]] or [[wiktionary:drum|drum]] on territory.

To see and hear the Red Headed Woodpecker please click this link , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6YPqC2wfU
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==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 remained available for purchase until 2006.{{ref_label|stamp|Stamp|none}},{{ref_label|stampimage|Image|none}}

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

== 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.

==References==
* {{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
* {{note_label|stamp|Stamp|Stamp}} {{cite journal
|title=Red-headed Woodpecker | journal=USA Philatelic | year=2006 | volume=11 | issue=1 | pages=31
}}
* Interesting Red-headed Woodpecker Facts donated by [http://www.birdhouses101.com/redheaded-woodpecker.asp BirdHouses101.com]
* {{note_label|stampimage|Image|Image}} {{cite web
|title=woodpeck.gif
|work=America's 1996 Stamps Program
|url=http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/96/woodpeck.gif
|accessdate=January 31
|accessyear=2006
}}

==External Links==
* [http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4060id.html - USGS - Red-headed Woodpecker]
* [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Red-headed_Woodpecker.html - Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Red-headed Woodpecker]
* [http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=BD0430 - Enature.com - Red-headed Woodpecker]
* [http://sdakotabirds.com/species/red_headed_woodpecker_info.htm - South Dakota Birds - Red-headed Woodpecker]

[[Category:Woodpeckers]]
{{Bird-stub}}

[[da:Rødhovedet spætte]]
[[nl:Roodkopspecht]]
[[ja:ズアカキツツキ]]

Field Guide/Birds/Melanerpes erythrocephalus

2006-10-22T23:28:47Z

24.213.75.243:

{{otheruses4|the woodpecker||Redhead (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|Red-bellied Woodpecker}}
{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Red-headed Woodpecker
| status = NT
| image = Melanerpes erythrocephalus FWS.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
| familia = [[Woodpecker|Picidae]]
| 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 [[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.
[[Image:Red Headed Woodpecker5.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Red-headed Woodpecker at [[DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge]], in [[Nebraska]] and [[Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]].]]
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]

They give a "tchur-tchur" [[Bird song|call]] or [[wiktionary:drum|drum]] on territory.

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

==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 remained available for purchase until 2006.{{ref_label|stamp|Stamp|none}},{{ref_label|stampimage|Image|none}}

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

== 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.

==References==
* {{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
* {{note_label|stamp|Stamp|Stamp}} {{cite journal
|title=Red-headed Woodpecker | journal=USA Philatelic | year=2006 | volume=11 | issue=1 | pages=31
}}
* Interesting Red-headed Woodpecker Facts donated by [http://www.birdhouses101.com/redheaded-woodpecker.asp BirdHouses101.com]
* {{note_label|stampimage|Image|Image}} {{cite web
|title=woodpeck.gif
|work=America's 1996 Stamps Program
|url=http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/96/woodpeck.gif
|accessdate=January 31
|accessyear=2006
}}

[[Category:Woodpeckers]]
{{Bird-stub}}

[[da:Rødhovedet spætte]]
[[nl:Roodkopspecht]]
[[ja:ズアカキツツキ]]

Field Guide/Birds/Melanerpes erythrocephalus

2006-10-22T23:25:50Z

24.213.75.243:

{{otheruses4|the woodpecker||Redhead (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|Red-bellied Woodpecker}}
{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Red-headed Woodpecker
| status = NT
| image = Melanerpes erythrocephalus FWS.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
| familia = [[Woodpecker|Picidae]]
| 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 [[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.
[[Image:Red Headed Woodpecker5.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Red-headed Woodpecker at [[DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge]], in [[Nebraska]] and [[Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]].]]
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]

They give a "tchur-tchur" [[Bird song|call]] or [[wiktionary:drum|drum]] on territory.

To watch and listen to two please click this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6YPqC2wfU

==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 remained available for purchase until 2006.{{ref_label|stamp|Stamp|none}},{{ref_label|stampimage|Image|none}}

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

== 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.

==References==
* {{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
* {{note_label|stamp|Stamp|Stamp}} {{cite journal
|title=Red-headed Woodpecker | journal=USA Philatelic | year=2006 | volume=11 | issue=1 | pages=31
}}
* Interesting Red-headed Woodpecker Facts donated by [http://www.birdhouses101.com/redheaded-woodpecker.asp BirdHouses101.com]
* {{note_label|stampimage|Image|Image}} {{cite web
|title=woodpeck.gif
|work=America's 1996 Stamps Program
|url=http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/96/woodpeck.gif
|accessdate=January 31
|accessyear=2006
}}

[[Category:Woodpeckers]]
{{Bird-stub}}

[[da:Rødhovedet spætte]]
[[nl:Roodkopspecht]]
[[ja:ズアカキツツキ]]

Field Guide/Birds/Melanerpes erythrocephalus

2006-10-22T23:25:08Z

24.213.75.243:

{{otheruses4|the woodpecker||Redhead (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|Red-bellied Woodpecker}}
{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Red-headed Woodpecker
| status = NT
| image = Melanerpes erythrocephalus FWS.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
| familia = [[Woodpecker|Picidae]]
| 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 [[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.
[[Image:Red Headed Woodpecker5.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Red-headed Woodpecker at [[DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge]], in [[Nebraska]] and [[Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]].]]
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]

They give a "tchur-tchur" [[Bird song|call]] or [[wiktionary:drum|drum]] on territory.
To watch and listen to two please click this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6YPqC2wfU

==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 remained available for purchase until 2006.{{ref_label|stamp|Stamp|none}},{{ref_label|stampimage|Image|none}}

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

== 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.

==References==
* {{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
* {{note_label|stamp|Stamp|Stamp}} {{cite journal
|title=Red-headed Woodpecker | journal=USA Philatelic | year=2006 | volume=11 | issue=1 | pages=31
}}
* Interesting Red-headed Woodpecker Facts donated by [http://www.birdhouses101.com/redheaded-woodpecker.asp BirdHouses101.com]
* {{note_label|stampimage|Image|Image}} {{cite web
|title=woodpeck.gif
|work=America's 1996 Stamps Program
|url=http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/96/woodpeck.gif
|accessdate=January 31
|accessyear=2006
}}

[[Category:Woodpeckers]]
{{Bird-stub}}

[[da:Rødhovedet spætte]]
[[nl:Roodkopspecht]]
[[ja:ズアカキツツキ]]