Downy x Hairy Woodpecker (hybrid)

Dryobates pubescens x villosus

Status: Accidental in spring

Record: The single record is of a female at Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co 6 and 21 Apr 2020 (Leukering, Mlodinow; https://ebird.org/checklist/S66720497 https://ebird.org/checklist/S67603341

Comments: The Nebraska record is of one at Riverside Park, Scotts Bluff Co 6 Apr 2020, later photographed 21 Apr.

There are seven records of this hybrid, one from Connecticut, two from southern California, three from eastern Colorado and one from Nebraska (eBird.org, accessed Jul 2023).

Hybridization of Hairy and Downy woodpeckers was discussed by Mlodinow et al (2015). Excellent descriptions and photographs of the California hybrids can be found at https://ebird.org/checklist/S48684572 and https://ebird.org/checklist/S69668979.

Images

Literature Cited

Mlodinow, S.G., T. Leukering, T. Brooks, and N. Moore. 2015. Apparent hybrid Downy Woodpecker x Hairy Woodpecker in Colorado. Western Birds 46: 2-7.

Recommended Citation

Silcock, W.R., and J.G. Jorgensen. 2024. Downy x Hairy Woodpecker (hybrid) (Dryobates pubescens x villosus). In Birds of Nebraska — Online. www.BirdsofNebraska.org

Updated 18 Mar 2024