Size - 9" :Red nape, belly tan.  Tail and back barred with white.  Male red patch extends to forehead. 

The Red-bellied Woodpecker is probably our most common woodpecker.  I used to wonder why it was called red-bellied when the chest is tan-gray until I saw one land on a window mounted feeder.  It is true that between the legs of this woodpecker the belly is pinkish red.  It is not visible under most instances.  

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