| Red-bellied woodpecker | |
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| Adult male
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Melanerpes |
| Species: | M. carolinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanerpes carolinus | |
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| Approximate distribution map
Year-round
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| Synonyms | |
The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the family Picidae. It breeds mainly in the eastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far north as Canada. Though it has a vivid orange-red crown and nape it is not to be confused with the red-headed woodpecker, a separate species of woodpecker in the same genus with an entirely red head and neck that sports a solid black back and white belly. The red-bellied earns its name from the pale reddish tint on its lower underside.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Melanerpes carolinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680856A92882598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680856A92882598.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.