A downy woodpecker is a small black and white bird that visits suet feeders. Listen to their call and see photos of males and ...

They're also difficult to identify for the casual observer as they're not all that red, which is why some people confuse the species with other, more colorful woodpeckers. The named red-cockaded ...

This common desert woodpecker replaces the closely related Nuttall’s in arid regions; the 2 species are known to hybridize at a few localities in southern California. Polytypic (about 8 ssp.