General Description: Red-headed Woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) are medium-sized woodpeckers with a white body, black-and-white wings, black tail, and a red head.

Favored Habitat: Eastern and Southern forests.

Where to Find: Don't look for Red-headed Woodpeckers around Las Vegas; rather, look for them in the eastern US from New Mexico north to the Canadian border.