Tveten writes that this bird "The hairy woodpecker is similarly marked and shares much of the downy's range, but it is larger and has a proportionately longer, heavier bill."

Tveten writes "The nine-to-ten inch hairy woodpecker is patterned like the smaller seven-inch downy, but its larger size and more massive bill are diagnostic."

Back. to Downy Woodpecker.

Back. to Hairy Woodpecker.