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minus-squareCatoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·9 days agoRed-bellied is completely accurate, you just normally don’t see the belly: Red-headed was already taken:
minus-squareDavidP@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoI think it should be renamed “red-capped woodpecker”. That photo captured one with a very red belly!! The ones in our backyard have just a blush of orange.
minus-squareCatoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoI think red-capped would be a good name too! In general I’m a fan of birds having as many common names as makes sense, haha
Red-bellied is completely accurate, you just normally don’t see the belly:
Red-headed was already taken:
I think it should be renamed “red-capped woodpecker”.
That photo captured one with a very red belly!! The ones in our backyard have just a blush of orange.
I think red-capped would be a good name too! In general I’m a fan of birds having as many common names as makes sense, haha