A medium-sized woodpecker that has a light grey face and belly and a black back, wings, and tail with white spots throughout. Males have a red crown and nape, while females have only a red nape. The small red patch on the lower abdomen that gives this woodpecker its name is difficult to see. Like most woodpeckers, it is beneficial to humans, consuming large numbers of insects.
Diet
Red-bellied woodpeckers are omnivorous. They eat a wide variety of fruits, nuts, seeds, berries and tree sap, as well as arboreal arthropods and other invertebrates.
Activity Pattern
Diurnal (Active during day)