Downy Woodpecker vs Spotted Piculet

Picoides pubescens 비교 대상 Picumnus pygmaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Downy Woodpecker Spotted Piculet
학명 Picoides pubescens Picumnus pygmaeus
Piciformes Piciformes
Picidae Picidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
날개 폭 28.0 cm (11.0 in) 10.4 cm (4.1 in)
체중 27.0 g (0.95 oz) 11.0 g (0.39 oz)
식성 Insects and larvae extracted from bark, supplemented with seeds, berries, and suet at feeders. Often … --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Downy Woodpecker 16.0 cm
Spotted Piculet
날개 폭
Downy Woodpecker 28.0 cm
Spotted Piculet 10.4 cm
체중
Downy Woodpecker 27.0 g
Spotted Piculet 11.0 g

Song & Call Comparison

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'.

Spotted Piculet

Geographic Range & Migration

Downy Woodpecker

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

Spotted Piculet

보전 상태

Least Concern

Downy Woodpecker

Least Concern

Spotted Piculet

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Spotted Piculet

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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