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;[[:Category:Picoides|Picoides]] pubescens | ;[[:Category:Picoides|Picoides]] pubescens | ||
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[[Image:woodpecker_downy_2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by: {{user|nomdeploom|nomdeploom}} <br>Location: Lamoille, [[Nevada]], [[USA]]]] | [[Image:woodpecker_downy_2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by: {{user|nomdeploom|nomdeploom}} <br>Location: Lamoille, [[Nevada]], [[USA]]]] | ||
[[Image:Downy_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Illustration by fishercl]] | [[Image:Downy_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Illustration by fishercl]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length: 5.75 inches (smallest woodpecker in [[North America]].) | Length: 5.75 inches (smallest woodpecker in [[North America]].) | ||
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*Black rump | *Black rump | ||
*Black tail with white outer tail feathers barred with black | *Black tail with white outer tail feathers barred with black | ||
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====Adult male==== | ====Adult male==== | ||
| − | Red spot on nape | + | Red spot on nape. |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Resident from [[Alaska]] across [[Canada]], south throughout [[United States]] except Southwest. Can also be found east of [[Newfoundland]] and [[Labrador]], on the islands of [[Saint-Pierre]] and [[Miquelon]]. | Resident from [[Alaska]] across [[Canada]], south throughout [[United States]] except Southwest. Can also be found east of [[Newfoundland]] and [[Labrador]], on the islands of [[Saint-Pierre]] and [[Miquelon]]. | ||
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| − | + | There are 11 subspecies. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Their breeding habitat is forested areas, mainly deciduous, across most of North America to Central America. | + | Their breeding habitat is forested areas, mainly deciduous, across most of North America to Central America. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
As with other woodpeckers, the male is larger than the female and chisels deep into wood with its longer, stronger bill, whereas the female pries under the bark with her shorter bill. Thus a pair is able to share the food resources without competing with one another. | As with other woodpeckers, the male is larger than the female and chisels deep into wood with its longer, stronger bill, whereas the female pries under the bark with her shorter bill. Thus a pair is able to share the food resources without competing with one another. | ||
| − | + | They nest in a tree cavity, excavated by the nesting pair in a dead tree or limb. The Downy is a familiar bird in its range, especially in winter, when many move into the suburbs and feed on suet at bird feeders. It is often seen in the mixed flocks of chickadees, nuthatches, creepers, and kinglets that gather in the woods during migration and winter. | |
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A quiet "<i>pik</i>" or a descending rattle. | A quiet "<i>pik</i>" or a descending rattle. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Picoides+pubescens}} | {{GSearch|Picoides+pubescens}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Picoides]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Picoides]] | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 23 March 2009
- Picoides pubescens
Identification
Length: 5.75 inches (smallest woodpecker in North America.)
- Very small black and white woodpecker
- Very short bill
- Mostly black head set off by broad white supercilium and lower border to auriculars
- Black nape
- White back
- Black wings with white spotting on coverts and flight feathers
- White underparts
- Black rump
- Black tail with white outer tail feathers barred with black
Adult male
Red spot on nape.
Distribution
Resident from Alaska across Canada, south throughout United States except Southwest. Can also be found east of Newfoundland and Labrador, on the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
Taxonomy
There are 11 subspecies.
Habitat
Their breeding habitat is forested areas, mainly deciduous, across most of North America to Central America.
Behaviour
As with other woodpeckers, the male is larger than the female and chisels deep into wood with its longer, stronger bill, whereas the female pries under the bark with her shorter bill. Thus a pair is able to share the food resources without competing with one another.
They nest in a tree cavity, excavated by the nesting pair in a dead tree or limb. The Downy is a familiar bird in its range, especially in winter, when many move into the suburbs and feed on suet at bird feeders. It is often seen in the mixed flocks of chickadees, nuthatches, creepers, and kinglets that gather in the woods during migration and winter.
Vocalisation
A quiet "pik" or a descending rattle.
