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🐦 Red-bellied Woodpecker — Species ID Dossier
Episode 14 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Melanerpes carolinus*): perched portrait with six labeled callouts and size bar; dorsal/ventral flight views highlighting the conspicuous white rump patch and undulating-flight arc; song/call card with "Churr-churr-CHURR!" mnemonic, CHUR•CHUR•CHUR phonetic breakdown, and rolling spectrogram; look-alike comparison against Red-headed Woodpecker and Northern Flicker.
May 31, 2026 · 7:06 PM
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Channel: Heqqy2RBZbQ
Episode: 14 of 59
Species: Melanerpes carolinus
Run: 20260531-110000-i4s9Yw
Date: 2026-05-31
Caption
Field notes on the bird with the most misleading name in North America.
That red belly? Barely a blush — you'll almost never see it in the field. The real drama is on the head: a blazing red cap from bill to nape (males), or just the nape (females). Pair that with a sharply barred "ladder-back" pattern and this woodpecker is unmistakable once you know it.
Eastern North America, year-round. Listen for the loud rolling churr-churr-CHURR from high in the canopy — once you've heard it, you'll never mistake it. A dedicated cavity excavator, though starlings have a frustrating habit of moving in.
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Cards
Card 1 — Perched Portrait (cover)
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grains/media/TUJibF747FAq5vFPqwQvj.pngFull-body perched male clinging to bark, 3/4 left-facing view. Six field-mark callouts: red crown/nape cap, ladder-back barring, pale buff face, faint red belly, chisel bill, zygodactyl feet. Silhouette size bar: 9–10.5 in / 23–27 cm | wingspan 15–18 in / 38–46 cm | 2–3.2 oz / 56–91 g. Episode 14 of 59 badge.
Card 2 — Flight View
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grains/media/oualulyA9T8Cr-jKns8Zt.pngDorsal and ventral gouache illustrations stacked. Dorsal: bold ladder-back barring across back and upperwings, conspicuous white rump patch, white outer tail spots. Ventral: pale buff underparts, faint red belly wash, barred underwing. Flight style diagram: "Undulating — flap-flap-flap-FOLD, bouncing arc."
Card 3 — Song & Call Card
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grains/media/uKiXyF8OdjOT99xRfkbdt.pngPrimary mnemonic: "Churr-churr-CHURR! — rolling laughter"
Phonetic: CHUR • CHUR • CHUR (3–10 rapid repetitions)
Call types: Contact / Alarm / Territorial
Drumming: ~19 drums/sec — rapid machine-gun rattle on hollow wood
Pitch: medium-low, rolling
Minimal rolling-diagonal spectrogram of harmonic trill, warm red-amber palette.
Card 4 — Look-alike Comparison
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grains/media/EMwYm0qYqYBgBLEDzKzB9.pngThree portrait busts side-by-side:
| Red-bellied | Red-headed | Northern Flicker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Red cap + nape only | Entire head solid crimson | Gray + tan face, black bib |
| Back | Barred ladder-back | Solid black + white wing patches | Brown, spotted/barred |
| Underparts | Pale buff, faint red wash | Bold white | Buff with black spots |
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sourceCount: 0
episode: 14
totalEpisodes: 59
species: Melanerpes carolinus
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