Great Lakes region, USA. October 2026.

Red-bellied are supposed to be quite common here, but this is the first one I've seen in a long time.

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[–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Funny, it looks like the neck is the red part.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (3 children)

    Kind of a misnomer. Some do have faint red bellies. They probably would have called it a red-headed woodpecker, but that name was already taken.

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