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Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Codes
rehwoo, RHWO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers (Picidae)
SpeciesMelanerpes erythrocephalus
Codesrehwoo, RHWO
Identification

The Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) is a member of the Woodpeckers family within the order Piciformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code rehwoo when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Red-headed Woodpecker photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Family: Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: rehwoo