Species profile
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Quick answer
The smallest North American woodpecker, checkered black and white.
- Scientific name
- Dryobates pubescens
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Dryobates
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Woods, orchards, suburbs
Recording Downy Woodpecker in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Picidae
- Abyssinian Woodpecker (Dendropicos abyssinicus)
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
- African Piculet (Sasia africana)
- American Three-toed/black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
- Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei)
- Antillean Piculet (Nesoctites micromegas)
- Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes dorae)
- Arizona Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus arizonae)