North America is the home of the hairy woodpecker.
North America is the home of the hairy woodpecker.
The scientific classification of the Hairy Woodpecker is listed below.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Picoides
Species: P. villosus
insects, seeds, and nuts
temperate forest
The birds are very similar in appearance, but the hairy is larger, and has a longer bill. The downy has a few black spots on the outer tail feathers.