The Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is a woodpecker found in southeastern North America.
About the size of the Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

The Northern Cardinal or Redbird or Common Cardinal is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico...

, it is approximately 8.5 in. (20–23 cm) long, with a wingspan

Wingspan

The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...

 of about 14 in. (36 cm.) and a weight of about 1.5 ounce

Ounce

The ounce is a unit of mass with several definitions, the most commonly used of which are equal to approximately 28 grams. The ounce is used in a number of different systems, including various systems of mass that form part of the imperial and United States customary systems...

s. Its back is barred with black and white horizontal stripes.The Red-cockaded Woodpecker's most distinguishing feature is a black cap and nape that encircle large white cheek patches.