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Downy Woodpecker*
Picoides pubescens
(L 6.75" WS 12" Wt 0.95 oz)
Very acrobatic and thus
can eat insects that larger
woodpeckers can’t reach.
can eat insects that larger
woodpeckers can’t reach.
Albuquerque
Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens
14Mar2012
*Interior West race
- has less white on wings
than Eastern race
female
Dryobates in Greek means oak
tree; pubescens in Latin means
pubescent, downy.
tree; pubescens in Latin means
pubescent, downy.
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