Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Statewide and common in NC, Red-bellied Woodpeckers are found throughout the eastern U.S. and are common back yard feeder birds.
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Big Cypress Preserve, Collier Co., FL
13 Feb 2014

Note the black and white ladder-barring pattern on the back which distinguishes this species from other woodpeckers in NC. The male (top left) has red feathering complete across top of head from neck to bill. Females (right) have gray foreheads.


Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Eagle Lakes Park, Collier Co., FL
17 Feb 2014
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Eagle Lakes Park, Collier Co., FL
17 Feb 2014
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Eagle Lakes Park, Collier Co., FL
17 Feb 2014
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Eagle Lakes Park, Collier Co., FL
17 Feb 2014

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Eagle Lakes Park, Collier Co., FL
25 Jan 2023

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC
3 Nov 2014
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC
3 Nov 2014

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Big Cypress, Collier Co., FL
23 Dec 2014

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Salvo Day Use Area, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Dare Co., NC
19 Oct 2019

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Durham, NC
19 March 2006

Named for its least obvious field mark, a hint of reddish-orange is visible on the belly of this bird.




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