{"id":43638,"date":"2013-07-29T01:52:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T23:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:16:10","slug":"red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/threatened-bird-species\/nt-near-threatened\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Red-headed Woodpeckers were once common throughout southern Canada and the eastern United States, but the species is currently in decline. Habitat loss appears to a major factor, as well as habitat degradation as dead trees needed for nests are removed from otherwise suitable habitat.<\/p>\n<p>This species is currently listed as Near Threatened.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Red-headed Woodpecker <em>Melanerpes erythrocephalus<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-404-43638\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3419\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/2013-04-23-_mg_0219.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" alt=\"Red-headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_2013-04-23-_mg_0219.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red-headed Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3418\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/2013-04-23-_mg_0195.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" alt=\"Red-headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_2013-04-23-_mg_0195.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red-headed Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3417\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/2012-06-02-img_9934.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" alt=\"Red-headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_2012-06-02-img_9934.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red-headed Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3416\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/2012-06-02-img_9892.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" alt=\"Red-headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_2012-06-02-img_9892.jpg\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red-headed Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3415\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/2012-06-02-img_9888.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" alt=\"Red-headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_2012-06-02-img_9888.jpg\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red-headed Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3414\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/2012-06-02-img_9875.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" alt=\"Red-headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_2012-06-02-img_9875.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red-headed Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3413\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/2012-05-24-img_9043.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" alt=\"Red-headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_2012-05-24-img_9043.jpg\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red-headed Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3412\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/2012-05-24-img_9005.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus \" alt=\"Red-headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_2012-05-24-img_9005.jpg\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red-headed Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3411\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/2012-03-17-img_0544.jpg\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus\" alt=\"Red-headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/red-headed-woodpecker-melanerpes-erythrocephalus-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_2012-03-17-img_0544.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" 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Habitat loss appears to a major factor, as well as habitat degradation as dead trees needed for nests are removed from otherwise suitable habitat. This species is currently listed as Near Threatened. 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