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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Picidae .
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Examples
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Immature red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus (formerly, Centurus carolinus; protonym, Picus carolinus), also known as the zebra woodpecker or the zebraback, photographed at Houston, Texas (USA).
Mystery bird: red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus 2011
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Immature red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus (formerly, Centurus carolinus; protonym, Picus carolinus), also known as the zebra woodpecker or the zebraback, photographed at Houston, Texas (USA).
Mystery bird: red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus 2011
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Response: This is a red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus.
Mystery bird: red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus 2011
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Response: This is a red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus.
Mystery bird: red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus 2011
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This is the case with Melanerpes formicivorus, for example.
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Among the 100 species of birds that occur in this ecoregion, scrub jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens), acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus), and wrentits (Chamaea fasciata), are a few of the most characteristic species.
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Rodents and lagomorphs are virtually absent from the region, this fact favors the abundance of animals that would otherwise be abated by direct competition (as is the case of the acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus).
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Woodpecker, Red-bellied Melanerpes carolinus 180, 192
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Woodpecker, Red-bellied Melanerpes carolinus 180, 192
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Woodpecker, Red-bellied Melanerpes carolinus 180, 192
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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