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Birds
Red-crowned woodpecker
Red-crowned woodpecker · Melanerpes rubricapillus
Bold colours, loud drumming and a red cap: the red-crowned woodpecker quickly becomes the star of any attentive walk in the woods.
Fact file
- Size
- 18 to 20 centimetres long, weighing about 40 to 60 grams
- Males and females
- Male with a fully red cap, female red only at the back of the head
- Sounds
- Calls melodically, drums on dead wood
- Diet
- Eats insects, fruit, berries and seeds
- Offspring
- Usually breeds between March and July, 2 to 4 eggs per clutch
How to identify Red-crowned woodpecker
The red-crowned woodpecker is easy to recognise by its striking red cap, which in the male covers the front of the crown and in the female only the back of the head. The rest of the head is cream-white, with a distinctive black moustachial stripe.
The back is barred in black and white and the wings also show a strongly contrasting pattern. At around 18 to 20 centimetres in body length the red-crowned woodpecker is medium-sized, with a short, powerful bill.
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