The color earns the species its name from Latin words ruber, meaning red, and venter, meaning belly. Males also develop what are called “pearl organs” on their head during mating season.
The red-bellied woodpecker is the familiar zebra-backed woodpecker of eastern woodlands and towns. Monotypic (or up to 4 weakly defined ssp. sometimes recognized). Length 9". All red-bellied ...
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