| Common Name: | Woodpecker, Downy | | Scientific Name: | Picoides pubescens | | Family: | Picidea | | Area: | Audubon Nature Reserve - Salem, Oregon | | Date: | April 1, 2015 | 
Downy Woodpeckers are the smallest of the Woodpecker Family. They look very similar to the Hairy Woodpecker so you have to look very closely. The Downy is smaller with a much smaller bill in proportion to the body. A male is shown in the upper photo with the bright red patch. A female is in the second photo with out the red patch. | 
San Lorenzo Park - King City, California - - - November 29, 2010 | | Reference: | The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley / National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America / The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birdsby Udvardy |
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