Dryobates pubescens [pubescens or medianus] (Downy Woodpecker (Eastern))

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)

Dryobates pubescens [pubescens or medianus] (= Dryobates pubescens pubescens) (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Classification

Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Dryobates
Scientific:
  Dryobates pubescens pubescens

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Picus pubescens

Type locality:
North America, = South Carolina.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/179/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
F4363091216F994E

Avibase ID:
avibase-F4363091

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F4363091

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686306

English:
Downy Woodpecker [pubescens or medianus]
Afrikaans:
Donsveerspeg (Oostelike)
Bulgarian:
Пухест кълвач (ssp. pubescens/medianus)
Catalan:
picot garser beccurt (pubescens/medianus)
Czech:
strakapoud osikový (ssp. pubescens/medianus)
Danish:
Dværgflagspætte (Østlig)
German:
Dunenspecht (pubescens/medianus)
Spanish:
Pico Pubescente (pubescens/medianus)
Spanish (Spain):
Pico pubescente (pubescens/medianus)
Finnish:
keijutikka (pubescens/medianus)
French:
Pic mineur [pubescens ou medianus]
Croatian:
bjelotrbi djetlić (pubescens/medianus)
Icelandic:
Stuttspæta (pubescens/medianus)
Japanese (romaji):
sejirokogera (pubescens/medianus)
Japanese:
セジロコゲラ（pubescens／medianus）
Dutch:
Donsspecht (pubescens/medianus)
Norwegian:
dunspett (pubescens/medianus)
Polish:
dzięcioł kosmaty (pubescens/medianus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-galego-americano (pubescens/medianus)
Russian:
Пушистый дятел (pubescens/medianus)
Slovak:
ďateľ ozdobný (skup.)
Serbian:
Američki mali detlić (pubescens/medianus)
Swedish:
dunspett (pubescens/medianus)
Turkish:
Yumuşak tüylü ağaçkakan (pubescens/medianus)
Ukrainian:
Дятел пухнастий (підвид pubescens/medianus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Downy Woodpecker [pubescens or medianus] ( Dryobates pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Dryobates pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Dryobates pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Downy Woodpecker [pubescens or medianus] ( Dryobates pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Picoides pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Picoides pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Picoides pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Picoides pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Picoides pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Picoides pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Picoides pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Downy Woodpecker [Eastern] ( Dryobates pubescens [pubescens or medianus])
eBird version 1.50: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Dryobates pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Dryobates pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Dryobates pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Dryobates pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Dryobates pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Dryobates pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) ( Dryobates pubescens pubescens/medianus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Dryobates pubescens

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Donsveerspeg (Oostelike)
Bulgarian: Пухест кълвач (ssp. pubescens/medianus)
Catalan: picot garser beccurt (pubescens/medianus)
Czech: strakapoud osikový (ssp. pubescens/medianus)
Danish: Dværgflagspætte (Østlig)
German: Dunenspecht, Dunenspecht (pubescens/medianus)
English: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern), Downy Woodpecker [Eastern], Downy Woodpecker [pubescens or medianus]
[ENAV]: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)
English, HBW: Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)
English (IOC): Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)
English (United States): Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)
Spanish: Carpintero Albinegro Menor (pubescens/medianus), Carpintero Peludo, Pico Pubescente (pubescens/medianus)
Spanish (Spain): Pico Pubescente (pubescens/medianus)
Spanish (HBW): Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)
Spanish (Mexico): Carpintero Albinegro Menor (pubescens/medianus)
Finnish: keijutikka (pubescens/medianus)
French: Pic mineur (de l'Est), Pic mineur (forme de l'Est), Pic mineur [pubescens ou medianus]
French (Guyane): Pic mineur (pubescens/medianus)
Croatian: bjelotrbi djetlić (pubescens/medianus)
Icelandic: Stuttspæta (pubescens/medianus)
Italian: Picchio vellutato
Japanese (romaji): sejirokogera (pubescens/medianus)
Japanese: セジロコゲラ (pubescens/medianus), セジロコゲラ（pubescens／medianus）
Scientific: Dryobates pubescens [pubescens or medianus], Dryobates pubescens pubescens, Dryobates pubescens pubescens/medianus, Picoides pubescens [pubescens or medianus], Picoides pubescens pubescens, Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus, Picus pubescens
Dutch: Donsspecht (pubescens/medianus)
Norwegian: dunspett (pubescens/medianus)
Polish: dzięcioł kosmaty (pubescens/medianus)
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-galego-americano (pubescens/medianus)
Russian: Пушистый дятел (pubescens/medianus)
Slovak: ďateľ ozdobný, ďateľ ozdobný (skup.)
Serbian: Američki mali detlić (pubescens/medianus)
Swedish: dunspett (pubescens/medianus)
Turkish: Yumuşak tüylü ağaçkakan (pubescens/medianus)
Ukrainian: Дятел пухнастий (підвид pubescens/medianus)