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Picoides pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) The downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) is a species of woodpecker, the smallest in North America. Length ranges from 14 to 18 cm (5.5 to 7.1 in). Downy woodpeckers primarily live in forested areas throughout the United States and Canada, with the exception of deserts in the southwest and the northern tundra.
The downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker in North America -- smaller on average than a house sparrow. Date: ... and is considered one of the finest images.
English: A male Downy Woodpecker, in Poquott, Long Island, New York, USA. Français : Un Pic mineur ( Picoides pubescens ) mâle. Photo prise à Poquott, sur l'île de Long Island (État de New York, États-Unis).
The largest surviving species is the great slaty woodpecker, which weighs 430 g (15 oz) on average and up to 563 g (19.9 oz), and measures 45 to 55 cm (18 to 22 in), but the extinct imperial woodpecker, at 55 to 61 cm (22 to 24 in), and ivory-billed woodpecker, around 48 to 53 cm (19 to 21 in) and 516 g (18.2 oz), were probably both larger.
A downy woodpecker in a pear tree in early spring. The downy woodpecker is a bit smaller and has a shorter beak than the similarly patterned hairy woodpecker. Island Packet Staff photo.
38. Acorn woodpecker. Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) 39. Yellow-tufted woodpecker. Melanerpes cruentatus (Boddaert, 1783) 40. Yellow-fronted woodpecker. Melanerpes flavifrons (Vieillot, 1818)
The red-cockaded woodpecker is small- to mid-sized species, being intermediate in size between North America's two most widespread woodpeckers (the downy and hairy woodpeckers). This species measures 18–23 cm (7.1–9.1 in) in length, spans 34–41 cm (13–16 in) across the wings and weighs 40–56 g (1.4–2.0 oz).
Description. Comparison of ladder-backed (above) and Nuttall's woodpecker. The ladder-backed woodpecker is a small woodpecker about 16.5 to 19 cm (6½ to 7½ inches) in length. It is primarily colored black and white, with a barred pattern on its back and wings resembling the rungs of a ladder. Its rump is speckled with black, as are its cream ...