Picidae (Woodpeckers, Piculets, & Wrynecks)
Downy
Woodpecker
Downy
Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Photo: Michael Woo
Range
of the Downy Woodpecker:
Inhabits
most of wooded areas of North America, from central Alaska eastward
to Newfoundland and southern California to Florida in the south excepting
non-forested areas.
Description:
15-17cm,
20-32grams. Male has red patch from hindcrown
to nape. Females lack red on hindcrown and is replaced with
black or white streaked pattern.
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