Listen to the Red-bellied woodpecker
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About the Red-bellied woodpecker
The Red-bellied woodpecker is a bird in the family Picidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 77 g.
What does the Red-bellied woodpecker sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the family Picidae. It breeds mainly in the eastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far north as Canada. Though it has a vivid orange-red crown and nape it is not to be confused with the red-headed woodpecker, a separate species of woodpecker in the same genus with an entirely red head and neck that sports a solid black back and white belly. The red-bellied earns its name from the pale reddish tint on its lower underside.
Related birds in the genus Melanerpes
More from the family Picidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Red-bellied woodpecker sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Red-bellied woodpecker on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Red-bellied woodpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-bellied woodpecker as “least concern”.
What family does the Red-bellied woodpecker belong to?
The Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Carver Park Reserve, Carver, Minnesota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q569535 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red-bellied woodpecker – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ken Thomas – Public domain