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A
Red-headed Woodpecker
(
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
) hanging on a
bird feeder
. This
woodpecker
species' breeding habitat is open country across
southern Canada
and the
eastern-central United States
. Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail and a red head and neck. Their underparts are mainly white. The wings are black with white secondary
remiges
. It is often confused with the
Red-bellied Woodpecker
.
Photo credit:
Mdf
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