Red-bellied Woodpecker
(Melanerpes carolinus)
Photographed in the author's back yard in Arlington, Virginia, by Jim Rosso
Bottom picture is of an immature bird.

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Other members of the genus Melanerpes:

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

:Gila Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker
Immature plumage