Definition of Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Meaning of Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Synonyms of Melanerpes erythrocephalus

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Definition of Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Woodpecker Wood"peck`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picid[ae]. Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike bill with which they are able to drill holes in the bark and wood of trees in search of insect larv[ae] upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed partly upon the sap of trees (see Sap sucker, under Sap), others spend a portion of their time on the ground in search of ants and other insects. The most common European species are the greater spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), the lesser spotted woodpecker (D. minor), and the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see Yaffle). The best-known American species are the pileated woodpecker (see under Pileated), the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), which is one of the largest known species, the red-headed woodpecker, or red-head (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), the red-bellied woodpecker (M. Carolinus) (see Chab), the superciliary woodpecker (M. superciliaris), the hairy woodpecker (Dryobates villosus), the downy woodpecker (D. pubescens), the three-toed, woodpecker (Picoides Americanus), the golden-winged woodpecker (see Flicker), and the sap suckers. See also Carpintero. Woodpecker hornbill (Zo["o]l.), a black and white Asiatic hornbill (Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in color.

Meaning of Melanerpes erythrocephalus from wikipedia

- The red-headed wood**** (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) is a mid-sized wood**** found in temperate North America. Its breeding habitat is open country...
- Melanerpes was introduced by the English ornithologist William Swainson in 1832 to accommodate the red-headed wood**** (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)...
- northern flickers (Colaptes auratus) or red-headed wood****s (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). Crow nests have also been used by fox squirrels. Fox squirrels...
- (Melanerpes portoricensis) is the only wood**** endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and is one of the five species of the genus Melanerpes that...
- grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) Red-headed wood**** (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius...
- beaks. Lewis's wood****, Melanerpes lewis LC Red-headed wood****, Melanerpes erythrocephalus LC Acorn wood****, Melanerpes formicivorus (A) LC Red-bellied...
- trunks with their beaks. Red-headed wood****, Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-bellied wood****, Melanerpes carolinus Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus...
- wood****, Melanerpes lewis Red-headed wood****, Melanerpes erythrocephalus Acorn wood****, Melanerpes formicivorus Gila wood****, Melanerpes uropygialis...
- Melanerpes superciliaris (A) Lewis's wood****, Melanerpes lewis (A) Red-headed wood****, Melanerpes erythrocephalus Gila wood****, Melanerpes uropygialis...
- Melanerpes lewis Red-headed wood****, Melanerpes erythrocephalus Acorn wood****, Melanerpes formicivorus Golden-fronted wood****, Melanerpes aurifrons...