A Red-bellied Woodpecker Overview

Yep, you read that right! Maybe one of the most oddly-named birds around. If you happen to get the right view and if you look for it hard enough, you will get to see where the name comes from.
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[@josephbailey4463]

These guys are reliable year-round visitors to my suet feeder. They are usually kind enough to alert me to their presence with their squawky call so that I can see them and not miss their visit. Such cordial neighbors!

[@EchotaisHealing]

That's so sweet of them!

[@dcav448]

Yes! It's like he's saying "Hey, I'm going to swing by for a snack, ok?"

[@georgettabusler6805]

I notice when one shows up at my feeder and starts his 'squawking' other woodpeckers show up- notably downy and hairy variety. It's like 'okay, guys, buffet is OPEN!'.

[@metalmamasue3680]

Absolutely, I love having them around. They're quite vocal about their presence and the males one call sounds like a small dog yapping. I have red bellys, downys and hairys all year round here in PA, north of Harrisburg. They enjoy the suet cakes more than the seeds but they do eat both. Enjoy your birds, I know I sure do. They're quite entertaining with their daily drama 😆

[@listarr4216]

The one that visits me kinda stays out of the way and squawk for food… It comes out a little more but gets the nuts and leave cuz it’s so much competition with other birds such as Blue Jays, Cardinals, and others

[@mostgreatfull]

They sure do love popcorn... ❤

[@sherryw.1466]

Ours...named Woody, of course, comes daily, and if a squirrel, or too many other birds are at our feeders and trays, he drills loudly on our gutters in frustration. I think he’s also trying to run them off with the loud noise. We love his personality!

[@jaybrown4753]

The ones in my neighborhood in western Suffolk county long island like hitting on our chimney covers.

[@EchotaisHealing]

Hahaha, I love that, so funny!

[@valeriet4114]

@@jaybrown4753 I am in Suffolk county too and get these on my suet feeder. Love their unique unmistakeable call. No drumming so far, thank goodness. Have a Carolina Wren who makes up for the noise with it's super-loud super-early morning chirp.

[@stonedecarlo5973]

...lol..I have a Woody2, lol n he beats on the gutter 2let me know he's there, and he drills the gutter until I get there, then i throw him the Walnuts he's there for !0! And there are a dozen Squirrels and a family of baby raccoons that come here regularly, along with the blackbirds sparrows n blue Jays n Cardinals,..its truly a Blessing

[@jaybrown4753]

I bought what Leslie called a nest box for a bat home. These birds widened the hole and lived in there 2 yrs ago. Ingenuity at its best

[@Blaze6108]

If red-headed is already in use, red-capped might make sense. It's not their entire head that's red after all, just the upper part and the sides... like a baseball cap!

[@davidanderson3875]

Red capped is what I was thinking

[@thebluelunarmonkey]

red-capped would also describe the pileated woodpecker.

[@micahbirdlover8152]

red caped dose make sense ☝️

[@micahbirdlover8152]

I really think so too 😃 it suits it's name

[@kierank2505]

@@thebluelunarmonkey Perhaps red-capped is still easier to recognise as the Pileated is not really capped but definitely ‘crested’ and the red-bellied definitely seems to sport a ‘cap’ rather than crest.

[@fionaproctor6330]

We are fortunate to have northern flickers, downeys, hairys AND red bellied woodpeckers in our Niagara ravine. We are always excited when we hear the red bellied squack and see this bird come out of the pines to our peanut or suet feeders. When we see our red bellied woodpeckers someone in the house yells “BIG RED is here”.

[@ericbitzer5247]

Beautiful birds God created!

[@cme1027]

Sorry I know this about wood peckers.. but I just saw a hummingbird for the first time in person.. my thought this was so funny.. I'm from up north... he bought my a hummingbird feeder with nectar.. I see them everyday now!!!! Its my new obsession.. thank u for letting me share

[@wtglb]

I love them!!!

[@thania2266]

Yay I have one ☝🏽 too that’s comes over to my backyard feeder

[@BaDArxz]

I love these little guys. They’re an uncommon, but wonderful sight back in Texas

[@dkroberts1163]

Love these guys and blessed to have them year round in my part of Texas!

[@reigen_arataka_fan9681]

@@dkroberts1163 same here

[@wtglb]

Talk about a misnomer! I get them at my feeders at work, and believe me, even the Blue Jays give way to them 😆

[@briansquibb999]

Red-capped Woodpecker may work for this beautiful bird. Thank you, Leslie!

[@garystratton454]

Got these red bellied woodpeckers in my dead tree out front. It's early August and they are feeding babies ..later than all the other nesting birds I have here.

[@kelluth1]

Blood oranges. Lucky woodpeckers.

[@cme1027]

I love woodpeckers . They are so beautiful

[@micahbirdlover8152]

me too😃

[@jhayneartoflife6830]

I love those woodpeckers! 🤗👍💙🦜

[@loririnaldi3408]

I have a male that comes to my tree.closest to.my.house.almost daily. I hear his call.and go watch hime.come.down the tree to my suet. Love these birds!

[@karenwitte6996]

I would call them the Bully Woodpecker. Lol! We have one and he IS King at my feeder! I even put seed on an old tree stump, which he seems to like a lot more, and he chases anyone else away til he is done eating. It's very entertaining!

[@andreamarin4296]

That is so funny! I have one or two that visit on and off but they doesn’t bully anyone. They seem very shy like my male cardinals!

[@PHILKOBY]

Same thing in central New Jersey they don’t let anybody eat until they’re done 😂 even though it’s the other side of the suet feeder they go around and give it a strike and they know he means business 😁

[@joekosciol2576]

Yup same here!❤

[@Dr.FirebladeSC59]

Woodpeckers are amazing And funny too

[@diannajepson8708]

I like your idea of the Zebra-backed woodpecker.😊

[@Rodzilla5332]

I’ve heard them misidentified as a zebra backed woodpecker as well. Even though Cornell Labs has no such description.

[@thebluelunarmonkey]

good one!

[@lesliemoiseauthor]

I have a female who regularly visits my feeders. Thanks for educating us! Red capped woodpecker!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Awesome and great name idea too. Thanks for the nice comment.

[@WellaWally65]

I’m so blessed to have them in my backyard! They’re so beautiful! They love Peanuts! Thank you so much for this beautiful video!

[@cdrone4066]

Im in NE PA, see them all the time, I even have the big guy. I saw a bluebird the other day, this spring has been great for the birds.

[@CatsNChickens]

Im lucky enough to have red headed, red bellied and hairy woodpeckers that frequent my porch. Glad im not the only one who thinks the names are confusing lol.

[@TheOvenbirder]

I’ve always thought “Red Mow-hawked Woodpecker” would be more appropriate!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Haha! Omg that is good. I never saw the mohawk until you mentioned. I'll always see that now. Thanks for sharing that.

[@mariashaffer-gordon3561]

I think the pileated woodpeckers have more of a mohawk than the red bellies do.

[@CJC90909]

I love these guys. They always peck at grackles and starlings and keep them away. We always call the female Costanza because she has a hairline like a certain Seinfeld character...

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

Hahaha! That's hilarious! There's ALWAYS a Seinfeld reference for everything! Even though it was a show about nothing... 😆🤣😂

[@Oona707]

Looks a lot like a flicker. Cool video thank you

[@djosbun]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin. My son and I get exact when tbe notification pops up!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

How kind of you to say that. 🤗 I'm so glad you and your son enjoy seeing the videos pop up in your notifications. Thanks alot for watching.

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

I don't worry about their name, but I enjoy seeing them on my feeders.

[@annerawls2065]

These birds are year round visitors to my feeders. Love watching them.

[@raybassman7536]

Red capped woodpecker ...then it would not infringe on the red headed. Thanks Lesley for the video, I have red bellys at my flat feeder every day here in Florida south of Tampa Bay. The thing that surprised me in the last 2 springs is, for about a week I had beautiful Red breasted Grosebeeks. It was a blessing to have them as they worked their way back up north.

[@communistvulture6516]

I get these here in New Jersey. My resident male Casimir loves to drum on the transformers. I call them Red-Naped Woodpeckers, but your idea of Zebra-Backed Woodpecker is definitely a good candidate!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Haha too funny. I had a Male northern flicker who would do the same thing. 😆 red-naped is a really good name.

[@jerryleroy9187]

nothing like your channel. It absolutely rocks.!!!

[@sandrabenner5698]

Love your videos Leslie! As to a name: a combination. Red headed Zebra back.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That is another good name. There has been a few great suggestions in the comments. Thanks for sharing yours.

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Beautiful brid.

[@misifustres]

Lovely, indeed! They also have a distinctive cry. I had one in my backyard today (Texas)

[@BirdsNatureTravel]

Beautiful woodpecker..thanks for sharing the information

[@brendajolley4808]

I do so love all your videos which are packed full of information. Thank you so much.

[@sallyannmartinez2634]

I had to search for videos like these to learn more about what type of woodpecker I saw today. Seems like a Red Bullied Woodpecker area of Miramar, Florida. Felt blessed to have a chance to see one.

[@paullinsay115]

I get three different kinds of woodpeckers on my feeders here in Boston. The Downy is the smallest, then the Red Bellied, and the biggest is the Flicker which mostly feeds off the ground. They hang out here all year long and make a nice contrast to the boring brown house sparrows.

[@jaybrown4753]

On long island I get the red bellied and a bigger one that picks at any hills...is that the flicker?

[@jaybrown4753]

Sorry ant hills

[@ighconsulting]

Hi this is Linda in Central Florida- Ocala😊 thanks so much for this video! I agree with your name as the zebra striped back woodpecker as I could never figure out why they were called the red-bellied either. These are very prevalent in my area in Central Florida as well as the Red-headed Woodpecker, which is one of my most favorite Birds. If you can actually see them- the redheaded woodpecker- in Flight-the way the color pattern is on their wings with that brilliant redhead-it is a sight to behold🙏they are beautiful😊thanks so much again:-)

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Hi, I can just imagine what the red-headed woodpecker looks like in flight. Such a striking woodpecker. Thanks for your lovely comment. Have a great weekend

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd do ever see great blue heron 🤔

[@_Creaux]

commenting before watching because i know this is already gonna be a banger. much love lesley

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

🤗 Aww, how of kind of you. Thank you 🐦

[@BirdsandGhibliFan]

I love your profile picture, too, Elliott. 😁🐦

[@dottiepark]

Always exciting to see the woodpeckers in the back yard!

[@Terri_Stauffer]

I have a red bellied woodpecker visiting me daily in the Catskills mountains in NY. My mother saw him and said there is a woodpecker with a red head at suet. I said that is the red bellied woodpecker, at which she said what red belly. thank you for clearing up the name as the red belly is so hard to notice. You might have also cleared up my hummingbird feeder issue, I fill up feeder and all the food disappears before end of day. I did catch him sitting on top of feeder never though he might be trying to get the food. Love your name of zebra backed woodpecker, more appropriate. He is also friendly does not fly away so quickly when he sees me.

[@lilcs3011]

I love my woodpeckers here in Florida.

[@aislinngraves4291]

We get these beauties in New Hampshire. They are very shy though.

[@norayelton4034]

We have a family of them living near my house. We feed them every day and I must say that I love seeing them! They are BEAUTIFUL!.

[@springerkarenm]

Chiming in, from Boston. Had my first come visit my suet feeder, yesterday. The opening call confirmed it, even before I watched the rest of your excellent video! Thank you!

[@MrBwingram]

Beautiful.thanks for sharing

[@JamestheBartholemeu]

Again Leslie, you've produced another classic documentary. Thank you.

[@deydraniadiancecht8298]

5:20 Thank you for that bit about Nuthatches. We have a group of nuthatches that will visit every now and then and take whole peanuts in the shell. The nut is almost a third of their own length and yet they will carry them away anyway! They will peck a hole in the shell and then use that hole to grip it in their beak to carry it off. It's so cute! Since they do this, we have never been able to watch them eat it so I was very happy to see that in this video!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Haha! I know don't they look funny going off with peanuts?! Everything they do seems to be adorable. Glad you enjoyed getting to see them eat in this video. Thanks for the nice comment

[@Happywife226]

I like their colors and they are entertaining to watch.

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

They're so beautiful and amazing!

[@UncleMike81]

A few stop by my house fairly often bc I feed the blues peanuts. 💙 Very smart birds. One is still scared of me and will use his wings to blow off peanuts off my window ceil. Beautiful birds ❤️

[@chipper841]

Thanks for link to the person who supplied the help. Yes, this is what I call a red headed Woodpecker but you cleared me from doing THAT!👍👍

[@stevehorn646]

Thanks Terry 🙂

[@jonishepard5179]

I live in northern New York and I have them come to my feeders all the time.

[@serenegreene6984]

I have one that visits my back yard. I can totally see his red belly. He's beautiful. After watching this video, I know he's a HE. Thanks Lesley!

[@ginaevans7544]

Yay!! I've been feeding birds for just a short time, and have been amazed at the varieties attracted to my simple feeding setup. Today, for the first time, I had one of these handsome fellows visit. I'm so excited! :D

[@neildbarker]

Really interesting and I thought the same thing about their name. We've been lucky here in the Ottawa area as there seem to be a few resident Red-bellied Woodpeckers seen regularly. I nominate a new name to be Red-crowned Woodpecker - more along the same lines as the Black-crowned Night Heron. :)

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Red-crowned, that's a really good name. I like it. Pretty awesome about you having these guys in your area.

[@tommurphree5630]

A guy a few comments up suggested red capped . Both yours and his seem worthy contenders .

[@Elizabeth-qg4dn]

April 29, 2023 I have these birds throughout the year. Wood peckers are fascinating. There are some lovely ones but the name and habits make it in my thoughts one of the more beautiful ones. Look at the graceful way she is around the head and neck. Gorgeous bird.

[@jamiejudd7146]

I love these guys. We have a male & female who frequent our feeders here in NW Pennsylvania. Our land is a perfect environment for them, as we have wild grapes & berries in Summer & a fair amount of dead woods. They're so beautiful though. Their growing up juvenile has just begun coming around as well. The Dad though, he's a bit of a bully but we still adore him.

[@nerine9301]

I love these guys. I've seen them everywhere from Florida to Central Ohio. I used to put suet out for them but they like peanuts better so I just put those out. Also lots of sunflower seeds, black oilers and the striped mammoth ones. They like those too.😁

[@nancyfahey7518]

We love our red bellies. They have their funny little babies here. Florida

[@ThaGlittersAintGold]

Woodpeckers are definitely my favorite group of birds. Pileated, downys, flickers, and red bellies are so cool! Fun story here: my dad used to call us “yellow bellied sapsuckers” as kids when he was trying to be funny. It wasn’t until maybe a month after getting my first Peterson field guide (6th edition) that I discovered that they’re a member of the woodpecker family. The nostalgia that kicked in made the discovery that much more fun. I swear, the wonders of birding never cease to amaze me. Thanks for all you do on the channel, Lesley :)

[@gettingold59]

Amazing way to start long weekend. Thanks Miss Nerd. I have lots of these guys around my Ottawa area home

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

🤗 awe thank you. Enjoy the long weekend. 🐦

[@sammyvh11]

Central PA is loaded with them. Wonderful birds.

[@AniFam]

This bird is very attractive~ I prefer the Zebra-backed Woodpecker to the Red-bellied Woodpecker…💯❣️ Thank you for sharing this informative video! 🤗👍 🔆AniFam〽️

[@schnder1]

We currently have a male visiting us in Idaho. I had to look up to discover the name of this woodpecker. He was drilling into our siding until he discovered our homemade suet feeders. I slanted one against the branches so he could easily feed without hanging on since he is much bigger than the other birds. The all seem to get along. The smaller birds just fly up and stare as if to say "When are you going to be done?" There are three other fresh feeders for them to share. Seems to be working out well for everyone. We are enjoying the sudden bird watching that has come our way before the snow melts. Thank you for the informative video.

[@Lunzie]

I have one of those in my backyard in Tennessee!! He’s a biggin!!! He loves peanut and mealworm suet, but eats corn and shelled peanuts too!! They are beautiful birds!!!

[@desertfox3860]

Very nice, thanks for sharing! I too would like to see one.

[@johnyurick8785]

👍😎 yes Leslie zebra would be it 🇺🇸

[@heidicelestial6424]

I get lots of these in my backyard! They’re probably the biggest birds I get at my feeder. So entertaining! 😁

[@MsSasha4444]

What a wonderful year round guest to my oil sunflower and suet feeders. I can also hear them on trees hiding seeds and digging for insects.

[@oystercreek9]

We see them year round in central Vermont. They love the suet. I like to think that we are helping them expand north.

[@angelaspielbusch1237]

Love this bird! Thank you for sharing

[@scottbernard8824]

Woodpeckers have four talons; two in the front and two in the back, which help them grab the tree trunk and stay vertical.

[@BirdsandGhibliFan]

They have zygodactyl feet, much like their distant cousins, toucans.

[@stevehorn646]

Hello Lesley. Maybe you can do a video on protecting habitat. Identification of nesting trees (dead Birches). I'm starting a homestead and watching your videos I look for all signs before cutting trees

[@typoclerk]

Another terrific birder video.. you're the best Leslie. Narration skills are Top Shelf!

[@be6715]

Just love your vids.

[@birdman5223]

Great stuff Leslie👍🏻👍🏻

[@denniscoleman2392]

One of my fav. A magnificent bird.

[@ceudavid7063]

Beautiful Woodpecker. Thanks for sharing.

[@classicrocker7440]

I had one visit me yesterday, he was enjoying the food in the bird feeder.

[@jamesnauert7844]

We have a male that visits our feeder every day, he’s my favorite bird to watch.

[@eldorfthe_wise129]

Yeah, it's very hard to see any red on their belly but you can easily see the red on the back of their heads. Let's compromise and just refer to them as "Cuter Red Headed Woodpecker." :) We tend to toss out plain, in-the-shell peanuts to squirrels and bluejays and this "cuter" pair (male and female) always fly back and forth over my head to get my attention, giving a trilling call to bring their location to my attention. It has to be done with planning because tossing a peanut usually gets 3 or 4 bluejays to steal it. The trick that both the woodpecker and I have figured out is to (1) get him to a position close to me, say on the top of a fence near me, (2) toss a few peanuts in a slightly different direction to distract the jays, and when they're not looking, (3) toss HIS (or HER) peanut right near where they're sitting. They both know the procedure. Very cleaver birds. Once in a while I can toss the peanut high into the air. He'll snag it before it hits the ground. The bluejays haven't figured out what just happened yet. 🤣

[@ffeff8353]

I always wondered about their name too, and even though they came to my feeders regularly when I lived in upstate New York, I never got to see their lower bellies so was mystified until your video! My field guide called several of these woodpeckers and flickers "ladder-backed", so that might be another possible name... but even though "red-headed" is already in use, "red-capped" might have been a more accurate name (though perhaps also easy to confuse). In any case, lovely birds and a lovely and educational video as always!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That is a great suggestion too, Ladder-backed, I also like the red-capped one. Thanks for giving your own thoughts. Glad you enjoyed the video 🐦

[@donpowlen]

Thanks Lesley!! I see these beautiful birds in my backyard very often. They love suet.

[@annabobanaasmr8411]

We have tons of them here in North Texas. Sooo cute. They're more noticeable in winter though

[@jefjefg]

I live in central Massachusetts and I have a male that visits my balcony daily. They are so beautiful and so much fun to watch. Thank you for the video and have a great day.

[@jbojm9]

Red-bellied woodpeckers are fairly common in SC where I live but I never get tired of watching them. Great video!

[@cobythebirdnerd3790]

Love these guys! Thanks for sharing Lesley! I never really understood why they called them that.

[@chrisretired5379]

Another awesome video by you ! Thank You 💝💝

[@ea6022]

I have 4 red bellied woodpeckers coming to our feeders, 2 females and 2 males. I named the females Scarlet and Grey, the latter having a gray band where the red on her head ends. I found Grey’s nest when walking around my backyard and I cannot wait to see her young hatch and fledge. They’re probably my favorite woodpecker because they have such distinct personalities. I’d personally name the red bellieds the red-naped woodpecker though. I’ve seen the red headed on a trip to Georgia and they’re also beautiful, I wish we had them in our Ohio yard. I’ve heard they are locally common and have seen them at our golf course. Maybe one will choose to call our yard and the patch of trees behind it home one day 😄

[@espaints]

I travel with my husband for work so I have the privilege of seeing different birds from all over the country and I enjoy learning about them. I had never seen a red bellied woodpecker until we were in the great lakes region. I started out trying to attract the blue jays and one day this beautiful woodpecker showed up. I spooked him the first day but patience paid off and I was able to get a video of him and I researched his kind online. We also have a hairy woodpecker pair (they've been too illusive to catch on video or pics) that until I watched your video on the Downy Woodpecker I wasn't sure which one it was... I'm very new to birding. I don't know how to share the video of my backyard red bellied woodpecker friend but I enjoy watching all of your bird videos.

[@mainer2123]

One of these birds started coming to my feeders here in midcoast Maine this spring. A really neat bird to watch. Thank you for the info on their name.

[@johnnyc613]

These are 1 of my favorites! I have a male that yells at me wheni leave my house & the suet cage is empty or wants peanuts.... I’ve even put out apple 🍎 halves and they eat it all ... winter or summer! Glad you did a video on them and hopefully they’ll get to you in Canada so you can see them first hand and maybe hand feed !

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Haha funny about the one you get telling you off when he wants the feeders topped up 😆 birds can be quite vocal about there food

[@johnnyc613]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd it’s taken me about 2 winters for him to get close to me ( within 5 ft) female is bigger and more skittish... soo who knows with your bird skills I hope to someday see one catching peanuts 🥜 or out from your hand.... it’s really neat how they know who I am and if they see me go in the garage ... oh food time lol

[@maryb6672]

The intelligence of birds never ceases to amaze me! In my exp, woodpeckers in general are shy, compared to other common backyard birds. Where I live, we have Red Bellied, Red Headed, Flickers, Hairy’s & Downies. Oh & the elusive Pileated, who I hear but stubbornly refuses to visit my feeders. Lol. The Red Bellies crack me up-loudly announcing their arrival. They def love suet & peanuts along w/black oiled sunflower seeds. And they LOVE oranges, tangerines & clementines cut in half. Mine too, took quite some time to trust me. Took even longer for them to trust my dog, who doesn’t have an aggressive or predator bone in his body. But now, they happily come to eat at my feeders, with my dog & I sitting on the glider, 5-6 ft away. Took even longer though for the family of crows to trust my dog & I! Now if I could just get that Pileated to come out of hiding…..

[@birdsiview6845]

In south western Pa, I was pulling up to a stop sign, and as I was looking both ways I did a double take when I saw a massive woodpecker, it was Red Black and White and it was so big that at first I was unsure that it was even a bird, I’ll never forget it , and it was sitting on a log in a yard next to sidewalk.

[@BirdsandGhibliFan]

That sounds like a Pileated Woodpecker. They are the biggest species of woodpecker in North America. Their appearance and massive size almost makes them anything but bird-like, almost like a dinosaur or a mythological creature.

[@fareebug8439]

Wow, this was great! Some of those tongue and saliva pics 😳 incredible photos and videos too! ❤️ Just really great - so glad folks contribute to this from all over, just wondering seeing this footage. I learn so much.

[@raelee1588]

WOW ! I thought this bird was just a large Downey Woodpecker. LOL I think we have a pair of them visiting our bird feeder this Spring, they are lovely. THX Lesley :) Backyard Bird Lover from Upstate N.Y.