The red-bellied woodpecker is the ... and barred central tail feathers. In flight a small white patch shows at the base of the primaries. Adult male: entire crown, from bill to nape, is red ...

The outer tail feathers ... white as black in the face pattern, with the lower auriculars being white. The sexes are similar, but the male ladder-backed woodpecker has extensive red on the crown ...

A medium-sized woodpecker. White ... feather shafts under wings are conspicuous in flight. Undulating (wavelike) flight pattern. Brown- and black-barred back and wings, whitish breast with black spots ...

Attracting a hairy woodpecker ... red patch on the back of its head. An immature hairy may show some brown in its feathers. On a very young bird, look for the loose, fluffy feathers of a fledgling ...

The female will produce a clutch of 3 to 4 white eggs and will lay them directly on a layer of fresh wood chips at the bottom of the newly excavated nest cavity. Both birds will take turns incubating ...