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Downy woodpecker
species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) is a species of woodpecker. It is the smallest in North America.
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Downy woodpecker | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Dryobates |
Species: | D. pubescens |
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Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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