Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

Description:

Unsure of this is a downy or hairy woodpecker...

Habitat:

Backyard- suburbs

1 Species ID Suggestions

bee.jacbs 11 years ago

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

2 Comments

nursejurs 11 years ago

Thanks again for your ID help! :)

bee.jacbs 11 years ago

Another nice spotting Nursejurs. These woodpeckers are very similar. They can be differentiated by their size, but since that can be relative another good characteristic is the beak. The downy has a much shorter bill. The bill of a hairy woodpecker is almost as long as the head is wide. When you see these woodpeckers many times you will begin to notice the differences.