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.
The Black-cheeked Woodpecker has black upperparts with white barring; white spots on the wings and a white rump; black tail with some white barring; pale buff-olive underparts; red central belly; black patch around the eyes and on the cheeks; yellow forehead; red nape. Similar to: Golden-naped Woodpecker.