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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Red-bellied is completely accurate, you just normally don’t see the belly:

a red bellied woodpecker goofily hanging off a branch, showing off the red underside it’s named for

Red-headed was already taken:

a woodpecker with a completely bright red head and a black and white body.

[–] DavidP@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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