verb. To quell is to stop or quiet something. An example of quell is to soothe someoneâs anger.
Overview. Black-backed Woodpecker: Small woodpecker with black back, black wings with white spots on flight feathers, barred flanks, white underparts. Head has a conspicuous white cheek mark and yellow crown. Tail is black with white outer tail feathers. Black bill is long and stout. Legs and feet are gray.
In Texas, its range overlaps with the similar Golden-fronted Woodpecker, and hybrids have been reported (Pyle 1997). The Red-bellied Woodpecker has a black and white zebra-backed pattern on its back, a red nape and crown (male). It is from 9 to 10.5 inches long with a wingspan of 123 to 139 mm.It weighs about 72.5 grams (around 3 ounces). These woodpeckers prefer to feed in the upper parts of live and dead trees.n Texas, its range overlaps with the similar Golden-fronted Woodpecker, and hybrids have been reported (Pyle 1997). The Red-bellied Woodpecker has a black and white zebra-backed pattern on its back, a red nape and crown (male). It is from 9 to 10.5 inches long with a wingspan of 123 to 139 mm.