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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). 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.
Woodpeckers may aggressively harass potential competitors, and also use other strategies to reduce the chance of being usurped from their nesting sites; for example, the red-crowned woodpecker digs its nest in the underside of a small branch, which reduces the chance that a larger species will take it over and expand it. [42]
Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. Lewis's woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis (R) Williamson's sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus (R) Red-naped sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis (R) American three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis; Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens (R) Hairy woodpecker, Dryobates ...
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.
The genus Dryobates was named by the German naturalist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) as the type species. [1]The genus name Dryobates is from the Greek compound word δρυο-βάτης : 'woodland walker'; from δρῦς : drus (genitive δρυός : dryós) meaning woodland and -βάτης : -bátēs meaning walker. [2]
Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus (R) Red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus; Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius (Uc) Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens; Hairy woodpecker, Dryobates villosus (Uc) Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
An American three-toed woodpecker, which have increased in the park due to pine bark beetles. Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes.