Downy Woodpecker / Dryobates pubescens LC
- Synonyms Willow Woodpecker, Batchelder's Woodpecker, Southern Downy Woodpecker, Gairdner's Woodpecker
- Old latin name for bird Picoides pubescens, Picus pubescens, Dendrocopos pubescens
Downy Woodpeckerbird sounds *
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Where to see Downy Woodpecker
- Breeding region North America
- Breeding subregion widespread
Downy Woodpecker subspecies (7)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dryobates pubescens fumidus | sw Canada and w Washington (USA) | - | No |
| Dryobates pubescens gairdnerii | w Oregon to nw California (USA) | - | No |
| Dryobates pubescens glacialis | se Alaska (USA) | - | No |
| Dryobates pubescens leucurus | Rocky Mts. (se Alaska to sw USA) | - | No |
| Dryobates pubescens medianus | c Alaska to e Canada and c, e USA | - | No |
| Dryobates pubescens pubescens | se USA | - | No |
| Dryobates pubescens turati | c Washington to c California (USA) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Belarusian | Пухнаты дзяцел |
| Catalan | picot garser bec-curt, Picot gris beccurt |
| Chinese | 绒啄木鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 絨啄木 |
| Cree | pâhpâscês, papatsis |
| Croatian | bjelotrbi djetlić |
| Czech | strakapoud osikový, Strakapoud prachový |
| Danish | Dværgflagspætte |
| Dutch | Donsspecht |
| Esperanto | Strivizaĝa buntpego |
| Estonian | haava-kirjurähn |
| Finnish | Pikkunokkatikka, keijutikka |
| French | Pic mineur |
| Frisian | Dûnsspjocht |
| Galician | Peto felpudo |
| German | Dunenspecht |
| Hungarian | pehelyharkály |
| Icelandic | Stuttspæta |
| Irish | Cnagaire clúmhach |
| Italian | Picchio lanuginoso, Picchio vellutato |
| Japanese | セジロコゲラ |
| Latvian | pusaugu dzenis |
| Lithuanian | pūkuotasis genys |
| Norwegian | dunspett |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Dunspett |
| Polish | dzieciol kosmaty, dzięcioł kosmaty |
| Portuguese | Pica-pau-felpudo, pica-pau-galego-americano |
| Russian | Пушистый дятел |
| Serbian | Američki mali detlić |
| Slovak | ďateľ ozdobný |
| Spanish | Carpintero-velloso Menor, Carpintero Albinegro Menor, carpintero velloso menor, Carpintero Velloso-menor, Carpintero Peludo, Pico pubescente |
| Swedish | dunspett |
| Turkish | Yumuşak Tüylü Ağaçkakan, Tüylü ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | дятел пухнастий |
| Welsh | Cnocell wlanog |





















