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Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The red-bellied woodpecker 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 blush of its lower underside. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Melanerpes
Scientific:
  Melanerpes carolinus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.113

Protonym:
  Picus carolinus

Type locality:
  North America == South Carolina.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/131/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  078557F2A5FB88C8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-078557F2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/078557F2


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178195

Geographic range:

  • Melanerpes carolinus: eastern North America (southern Canada to Texas and Florida Keys)
English:
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Catalan:
Picot de Carolina
Czech:
datel karolínský
Danish:
Zebraspætte
German:
Carolinaspecht
Spanish:
Carpintero de Carolina
Spanish (Spain):
Carpintero de Carolina
Finnish:
tammiraitatikka
French:
Pic à ventre roux
Croatian:
crvenokapi djetlić
Hungarian:
karolinai küllő
Icelandic:
Línuspæta
Italian:
Picchio panciarossa
Japanese (romaji):
shimasegera
Japanese:
シマセゲラ
Lithuanian:
Karolininis tamsianugaris genys
Dutch:
Roodbuikspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Lundspett
Norwegian:
Lundspett
Polish:
dzięciur czerwonobrzuchy
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-de-ventre-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-carolino
Russian:
Каролинский дятел
Slovak:
tesárik červenotylový
Serbian:
Crvenotrbi američki detlić
Swedish:
karolinaspett
Ukrainian:
Гіла каролінська
Chinese:
红腹啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紅腹啄木


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pic à ventre roux ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic à ventre roux ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centurus carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Melanerpes carolinus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melanerpes carolinus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Melanerpes carolinus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanerpes carolinus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanerpes carolinus [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Rooipensspeg
Bengali: রারম঩ট কাঠমঠাকযা
Bengali (transliteration): lālapēṭa kāṭhaṭhōkarā*
Breton: Speg Karolina
Catalan: Picot de Carolina
Czech: Datel karolinský, datel karolínský
Welsh: Cnocell dorgoch
Danish: Zebraspætte
German: Carolina Specht, Carolinaspecht
English: Red-bellied Woodpecker, Zebra Woodpecker
English, HBW: Red-bellied Woodpecker
English (IOC): Red-bellied Woodpecker
English (United States): Red-bellied Woodpecker
Esperanto: Karolina melanerpo
Spanish: Carpintero de Carolina, Carpintero de Vientre Rojo
Spanish (Spain): Carpintero de Carolina
Spanish (HBW): Carpintero de Carolina
Estonian: pähkli-leeträhn
Finnish: Karoliinantikka, tammiraitatikka, Tarharaitatikka
French: Pic à ventre roux, Pic de Caroline
Frisian: Readbûkspjocht
Irish: Cnagaire tarrdhearg
Galician: Picapau de barriga vermella
Croatian: crvenokapi djetlić
Hungarian: karolinai küllő
Icelandic: Línuspæta
Italian: Picchio della Carolina, Picchio panciarossa
Japanese (romaji): shimasegera
Japanese: シマセゲラ
Scientific: Centurus carolinus, Centurus carolinus, Melanerpes carolinensis, Melanerpes carolinus, Melanerpes carolinus carolinus, Picus carolinus
Lithuanian: Karolininis tamsianugaris genys
Latvian: sārtvēdera dzenis
Dutch: Roodbuikspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Lundspett
Norwegian: Karolinaspett, Lundspett
Polish: dzieciur czerwonobrzuchy, dzięciur czerwonobrzuchy
Portuguese: Pica-pau-de-ventre-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-carolino
Rhaeto-Romance: Pitgalain da la Carolina
Russian: Каролинский дятел, Каролинский меланерпес
Slovak: tesárik červenotylový, tesárik červenotylý
Serbian: Crvenotrbi američki detlić
Swedish: Karolinaspett
Turkish: Kızılca karınlı ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: Гіла каролінська
Chinese: 红腹啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紅腹啄木

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