Backyard & Garden Birds of North America

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

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Downy woodpecker ( Picoides pubescens ) with a leaf on its bill in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY. The downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker in North America -- smaller on average than a house sparrow. — Downy Woodpecker

Downy woodpecker in Green-Wood Cemetery — Another view

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A downy woodpecker bobbing on a slender branch