Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

Downy Woodpecker, Serpentine Wildlife Area, Surrey, British Columbia
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens photo

Downy Woodpecker (female)
Photograph by Wolfgang Wander. GNU Free Documentation License. (view image details)

DOWNY WOODPECKER FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Picidae
Genus:	Picoides
Species:	pubescens
Common Name:	Downy Woodpecker

Relatives in same Genus
  White-headed Woodpecker (P. albolarvatus)
  Arizona Woodpecker (P. arizonae)
  Ladder-backed Woodpecker (P. scalaris)
  Hairy Woodpecker (P. villosus)

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