Downy Woodpecker

Birds of North America

Picoides pubescens


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A view of the back of a male Downy Woodpecker displaying its red head cap, climbing a tree in Chelsea, Quebec, Canada.

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A side view of a female Downy Woodpecker searching for insects in the bark of a large tree on Ward Island, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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A back view of a female Downy Woodpecker eating sunflower seeds below a bird feeder in Chelsea, Quebec, Canada.

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A back view of a dusky colored male Downy Woodpecker pecking on the side of the Visitors Centre at Swan Lake, in Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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A male Downy Woodpecker visiting a bird feeder in a backyard in Chelsea, Quebec, Canada.

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Downy Woodpecker

Name B L W W W Family Latin Name
Downy Woodpecker 6.75" 17.1cm 12" 30.5cm0.95oz 26.9g Picidae Picoides pubescens

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