Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Downy Woodpecker
The Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Dryobates pubescens
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Downy Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Dryobates pubescens glacialis
- Dryobates pubescens medianus
- Dryobates pubescens fumidus
- Dryobates pubescens gairdnerii
- Dryobates pubescens turati
- Dryobates pubescens leucurus
- Dryobates pubescens pubescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus pubescens
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- North America, = South Carolina.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.175
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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