Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Downy Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Dryobates pubescens, Downy Woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Order Gastropoda, Family Woodpecker, Genus *Leptochloa*
Vital signs data
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- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
The smallest North American woodpecker
Distribution and Habitat
The downy woodpecker is found in North America, including the United States, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the transitional zone between North and Central America in Mexico.
The downy woodpecker is native to Alaska and is now found throughout Canada and the southwestern United States. Its preferred habitats include woodlands, parks, and gardens.
Appearance
The downy woodpecker has a white belly, black back and black neck, and white spots on its black wings. Its head has black and white stripes, and its tail is short. The male has red feathers on its head.
Detailed introduction
The Downy Woodpecker, scientifically known as Dryobates pubescens, is the smallest woodpecker in North America.
The downy woodpecker can peck holes about 10cm in size in dead trees, meaning it has a larger habitat range than larger woodpeckers. Downy woodpeckers primarily feed on insects, and in spring and summer, you can easily hear them "tapping" at trees.
Listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver 3.1: 2009).
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