In breeding season, the red-bellied gives a rolling churrr; it also gives also a conversational chiv chiv; softer than calls of the golden-fronted woodpecker. Drum: a simple roll of up to a second ...

The answer is in the tail feathers, with Red-bellied tail feathers having black and white barring, compared to the solid black in the Golden-fronted. They do have slightly different calls too. The ...

The tail feathers of golden-fronted woodpeckers are all solid black. Despite the red-bellied woodpecker’s name, red colors upon its belly are often indistinguishable in the field.

S.A.’s Common Critters: The golden-fronted woodpecker is San Antonio’s original head-banger. By Staff writer Updated July 28, 2020 12:25 p.m.

Now is the season of drumming woodpeckers. I hear their rat-a-tat-tats every morning in my front yard and during walks across my college campus. While other male songbirds utter melodious tunes in ...

The golden-fronted woodpecker and the red-shouldered hawk are among the hundreds of bird species that call San Antonio home — at least for part of the year. Not only are they two of the 250 ...