Redhead woodpecker behavior

Wilson Bulletin , 2: Birds of North America. Aggressive interactions with the non-native European Starling Sturnus vulgaris have been reported. To learn more visit our eco-region pages. Those that breed in the northern and western parts of the range migrate to southern states in the winter. Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Aspects of behavioral ecology of Red-headed and Red-bellied Woodpeckers.

After the loss of nut-producing trees, perhaps the biggest factor limiting Red-headed Woodpeckers is the availability of dead trees in their open-forest habitats. The oldest Red-headed Woodpecker on record was banded in in Michigan and lived to be at least 9 years, 11 months old. Birds of North America. Red-bellied Woodpeckers are pale, medium-sized woodpeckers common in forests of the East. Dead trees may encourage the birds to forage naturally or even nest in your yard, and they may feed on berry trees such as hawthorn or mountain-ash in fall or winter. Adult males and females are identical in plumage. This allows some woodpeckers to stick out their tongues 5 inches to snare deep-dwelling prey.

The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker also suffers from habitat fragmentation when landowners remove habitable pines. Red-headed Woodpecker is on the State of the Birds Watch List , which lists bird species that are at risk of becoming threatened or endangered without conservation action. This competition adds to the threat of extinction of the Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers species. Full Story Boys tennis: Identification Life History Sound Video Click to view Birds of North America Online account At a Glance Help Habitat.