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Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

Photo by JimmyE
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Downy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

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AshleyT
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AshleyT
An easy ish way between these two is the bill length. Downy's have a short bill in relation to the head size :)

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