Reichenow's Woodpecker vs Downy Woodpecker

Campethera scriptoricauda 비교 대상 Picoides pubescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Reichenow's Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker
학명 Campethera scriptoricauda Picoides pubescens
Piciformes Piciformes
Picidae Picidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
날개 폭 22.4 cm (8.8 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
체중 70.0 g (2.47 oz) 27.0 g (0.95 oz)
식성 -- Insects and larvae extracted from bark, supplemented with seeds, berries, and suet at feeders. Often …
산란 수 3 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Reichenow's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker 16.0 cm
날개 폭
Reichenow's Woodpecker 22.4 cm
Downy Woodpecker 28.0 cm
체중
Reichenow's Woodpecker 70.0 g
Downy Woodpecker 27.0 g

Song & Call Comparison

Reichenow's Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

노래

A sharp 'pik' or 'peek' contact call. Drums on resonant branches with a rapid, light tattoo — softer than larger woodpeckers. Also gives a high descending whinny 'keeer-keeer'.

Geographic Range & Migration

Reichenow's Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

North America from Alaska and Canada south through the United States, excluding the arid Southwest.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Reichenow's Woodpecker

Least Concern

Downy Woodpecker

How to Tell Them Apart

Reichenow's Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

깃털

Black and white plumage with a broad white stripe down the back. Black wings with white spots. Males have a small red patch on the nape.

부리

Short, chisel-shaped, dark bill — noticeably shorter than the similar hairy woodpecker

About These Birds

Downy Woodpecker

솜털딱따구리는 북아메리카에서 가장 작고 가장 널리 분포하는 딱따구리이다. 소형 체구 덕분에 더 큰 딱따구리가 접근할 수 없는 가는 나뭇가지와 잡초 줄기에서 먹이를 찾을 수 있다. 솜털딱따구리는 겨울에 혼종 무리에 합류하여 여러 종이 함께 포식자를 감시하는 이점을 얻는다.

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