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1 Black wood pecker with redhead

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

November 1765

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Scraps, Library Company of Philadelphia, no. 96, 2

Notes:

The red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Du Simitière's Common Name:

Black woodpecker with red head

Current Common Name:

Red-headed woodpecker

Current Scientific Name

Melanerpes erythrocephalus