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 birds.
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 blush of its lower underside.
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