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- Species - Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus
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National Vegetation Classification System Groups Associated with this Species
Forest and Woodland
Deciduous Forest and Woodland
Low Elevation - Xeric Forest and Woodland
Montane - Subalpine Forest and Woodland
Wetland and Riparian
Riparian and Wetland Forest
Riparian Shrubland
Recently Disturbed or Modified
Insect-Killed Forest
Recently Burned
Human Land Use
Developed
References
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