The red-bellied woodpecker is the familiar zebra-backed ... Adult female: red on the head is limited to nasal tufts (just above the bill) and nape; wash of color on the belly is paler, less ...

this species is our most highly migratory woodpecker. Monotypic (smaller, darker resident birds in southern Appalachians sometimes separated as appalachiensis). Length 8". Shows less red on head ...