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Red-headed Woodpecker Description Distinguishing Features - Primarily black; rump, secondary wing feathers and underbody, white; Complete head, neck an upper breast, red. Male and female indistinguishable but female is slightly smaller.
Habitat Large, mature trees in open woodlands. Nesting Excavates a cavity in the dead wood of a tree. Eggs, 4 - 7; white. Incubation period 13 - 15 days. Notes The Red-headed Woodpecker lives on a diet of insects. It also eats nuts and fruits and, sometimes, the eggs of other species.
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Size - 22 - 25 cm (8.75 - 10 in).