Red-headed Woodpecker
About the Red-headed Woodpecker
Also known as: Half-a-Shirt, Shirt-tail Bird, Jellycoat, Flag Bird, Flying Checkerboard
Red-headed Woodpeckers feed on a variety of items, including fruits, seeds, and nuts. Unlike other woodpecker species, they are also skilled at catching insects on the wing. Red-headed Woodpeckers are known to store food, like acorns, in tree bark for future use.
Red-headed Woodpeckers are generally non-migratory, though seasonal movement may occur depending on availability of food.
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Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched January 19, 2017
Scientific Name
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Bird Family
Measurements
Length:
7.5 to 9.1 inches
(19.1 to 23.1 cm)
Wingspan:
16.5 inches
(41.9 cm)
Weight:
2. to 3.2 ounces
(56.7 to 90.7 grams)
International Names
Chinese
红头啄木鸟
Czech
datel červenohlavý
Danish
Rødhovedet Spætte
Dutch
Roodkopspecht
Finnish
punapäätikka
French
Pic à tête rouge
German
Rotkopfspecht
Italian
Picchio testarossa
Japanese
ズアカキツツキ [zuakakitsutsuki]
Norwegian
Rødhodespett
Polish
dzieciur krasnoglowy
Portuguese
Pica-pau-de-cabeça-vermelha
Russian
Красноголовый меланерпес
Spanish
Carpintero Cabecirrojo
Swedish
rödhuvad hackspett