This common desert woodpecker replaces the closely ... short streaks across the breast. The outer tail feathers are barred with black. There is as much white as black in the face pattern, with ...

All red-bellied woodpeckers show a black-and-white barred back ... and barred central tail feathers. In flight a small white patch shows at the base of the primaries. Adult male: entire crown ...

It also has a special weapon, a needled beak that enables it to probe deep into crevices for larvae and eggs of insects ...

DESCRIPTION: This woodpecker is a dark-brown bird with red-tipped feathers and white spots on its wings, approximately 10 inches tall. HABITAT: The species lives in the undisturbed subtropical, ...