Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
(L 6.75" WS 12" Wt 0.95 oz)
Starved Rock
State Park
13Feb2011
Small bill
female
Morton Arboretum
9Dec2010
Conspicuous
tuft
Smallest and most common U.S. wood-
pecker... mostly permanent residents.
pecker... mostly permanent residents.
Dryobates in Greek means oak
tree.; pubescens in Latin
means pubescent, downy.
tree.; pubescens in Latin
means pubescent, downy.
© BirdNote,
Ellen Blackstone
Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
Dark bars
I-M Canal
Channahon
10Oct2009
Male has red spot on
back of head.
back of head.