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Kingdom Animalia:

  Phylum Chordata:

    Subphylum Vertebrata:

       Class Aves:

       Order Piciformes:

         Family Picidae:

                    Genus Picoides:

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Picoides pubescens

Downy Woodpecker

 

These birds were photographed shortly after I hung the woodpecker bar from which you see them perched.  The small inset picture is so that you can see the red patch present on the posterior neck of males.  To see the original post or to leave a comment click here.

 

 

 

 

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Genus:

Picoides

Species:

Picoides  pubescens

 

 

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Genus:

Picoides

Species:

Picoides  pubescens