1. I'm a species you can often hear in range as well as see, as I have a loud "laughing" call, and a very strong drumming than carries well.
2. I am a close relative of the much more widely distributed Red-bellied Woodpecker.
3. I and two others on the list below used to be considered the same species. However, our ranges are different with only slight overlap, and our plumages have differences.
4. I am a gregarious species that lives in small family groups.
5. My scientific name is Picoides pubescens, and I am likely one of the most familiar woodpeckers to many people.
6. This map represents the extent of my historical range, although some think I am now extinct.
7. I am found in healthy forest, but will often colonize recently burned or storm-damaged forest.
8. We have the smallest geographic range of North American Woodpeckers.
9. I have an unusual feeding strategy compared to most woodpeckers, as I often will "fly-catch", flying out from a perch to grab insects in mid-air.
10. I mostly feed on insects, with a special preference for feeding on ants.
11. I nest in older Long-leaf Pine and other pine trees of the southeastern United States.
12. My scientific name is Melanerpes erythrocephalus. I am a species that thrives in savannah, open woodland, and scattered groves of trees.
13. My species and the "Strickland's Woodpecker", a species that is endemic to Mexico, were once considered the same species.
14. My foraging techniques create feeding opportunities for other bird and insect species as well.
15. My geographic range is very similar to my 'little brother', the answer to question #5.
16. The male and female of my species are so different in appearance they were once thought to be different species.
17. My stronghold is the Sonoran Desert, where I can often be found using Saguaro cacti cavities for nesting.
18. I can survive in areas that lack large trees, with mesquite or other small desert trees adequate to support my species.
19. I am closely related to the correct answer for question #7.
20. I am the only bird in all of North America with this particular general plumage pattern.
