Downy woodpecker

Downy woodpecker
	Male
	Female A Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) drumming in Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis, Minnesota. A second, distant woodpecker drumming in response and other birds, including an American Robin and a Red-winged Blackbird, can be heard in the background.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Picidae
Genus:	Dryobates
Species:	D. pubescens
Binomial name
	Dryobates pubescens; (Linnaeus, 1766)
	Approximate distribution map Year-round
Synonyms
	Picus pubescens Linnaeus, 1766; Picoides pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766);

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. The bird nests in tree cavities and feeds primarily on insects, although it supplements its diet with seeds and berries. The downy woodpecker is very similar in appearance to the hairy woodpecker, although they are not closely related.

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Dryobates pubescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681155A92894756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681155A92894756.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[iucn-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Dryobates pubescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681155A92894756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681155A92894756.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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