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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). 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 ...
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
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English: Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) with a leaf on its bill in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY. The downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker in North America -- smaller on average than a house sparrow.
Downy woodpeckers, on the other hand, are small with a short bill. They have a black-and-white-striped head and a red nape. Other species reported in Kansas include the northern flicker , hairy ...
Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. Lewis's woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis (A) Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus; Red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus; Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius; Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens; Red-cockaded woodpecker, Dryobates borealis
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.
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