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The hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America. It is approximately 250 mm (9.8 in) in length with a 380 mm (15 in) wingspan. [ 2 ]
The red-bellied, hairy, downy and pileated woodpeckers stay here all year, Rader said. While woodpeckers can cause damage, a lot of the time the purpose of pecking is just to be heard.
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.
This is the largest woodpecker in Maine, averaging 16 to 19 inches. It is a year-round resident and its favorite food is carpenter ants. The Pileated's drumming sounds are louder than the drumming of the smaller hairy woodpecker (9-13 inches in length) and the even smaller downy woodpecker (5-7 inches).
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.
Hairy woodpecker, Dryobates villosus; Smoky-brown woodpecker, ... especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Their ...
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