Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red-bellied Woodpecker

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Bird

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

Genus: Melanerpes

Species: Melanerpes carolinus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Recent

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
VT - Uncommon (state rank: S3 (Vulnerable))

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Melanerpes carolinus