The
red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is a medium-sized
woodpecker of the Picidae family. It breeds in southern Canada and the
northeastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far
west as Texas. Its common name is somewhat misleading, as the most
prominent red part of its plumage is on the head; the red-headed
woodpecker, however, is another species that is a rather close relative
but looks quite different. It was first described in Linnaeus'
Systema Naturae, as Picus carolinus. The type locality is given simply
as "America septentrionalis" (North America). -wiki
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