DOWNY WOODPECKER CALLS: Learn how to ID their 3 most common sounds (2024)
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In this video, you will
In this video, you will learn 3 COMMON calls and sounds that Downy Woodpeckers make, including what it sounds like when they drum against a tree!
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Here are the THREE most common calls that Downy Woodpeckers make:
00:15 SOUND #1: The whinny
A Downy Woodpecker’s most distinctive call is an excited, descending whinny. This high-pitched whinny call is made by both sexes.
It is commonly heard in deciduous forests during the breeding season. Hairy Woodpeckers also make a similar call. But a Downy Woodpecker whinny is slightly longer and descends in pitch at the end, whereas a Hairy Woodpecker is shorter and stays the same pitch.
LISTEN TO A HAIRY WOODPECKER HERE TO HEAR THE DIFFERENCE: Hairy Woodpecker Calls: Learn their T...
00:39 SOUND #2: “pik”
Downy Woodpeckers also make a sharp, short “pik” call. This sound is typically repeated, with roughly half a second between each “pik.”
The “pik” call of a Downy Woodpecker is higher-pitched and quieter than a Hairy Woodpeckers' similar sounding “peek” call.
01:04 SOUND #3: Drumming
Their steady, rapid drumming almost blends into one uninterrupted sound. But, interestingly, a Downy’s drum is slower than most other North American woodpeckers.
Downy Woodpeckers drum to communicate with each other. These sounds are used for claiming territories, courtship, calling to their mate, and as an alarm call.
Downy Woodpeckers drum slower than Hairy Woodpeckers (15 taps/sec vs. 25 taps/sec). But Downy’s tend to drum more frequently, only pausing for a few seconds between each drum. To compare, Hairy Woodpeckers wait for roughly 20 seconds or more between drums.
01:58 Credit for Recordings
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Recordists: Glen Chapman, Brad Walker, William W.H. Gunn
Stan Tekiela, Naturesmart.com
Images used under license from Shutterstock.com
Please make sure to "like" this ID video and SUBSCRIBE to @BirdWatchingHQ . Check out the LIVE bird and animal cameras streaming from my backyard.
Here are the THREE most common calls that Downy Woodpeckers make:
00:15 SOUND #1: The whinny
A Downy Woodpecker’s most distinctive call is an excited, descending whinny. This high-pitched whinny call is made by both sexes.
It is commonly heard in deciduous forests during the breeding season. Hairy Woodpeckers also make a similar call. But a Downy Woodpecker whinny is slightly longer and descends in pitch at the end, whereas a Hairy Woodpecker is shorter and stays the same pitch.
LISTEN TO A HAIRY WOODPECKER HERE TO HEAR THE DIFFERENCE: Hairy Woodpecker Calls: Learn their T...
00:39 SOUND #2: “pik”
Downy Woodpeckers also make a sharp, short “pik” call. This sound is typically repeated, with roughly half a second between each “pik.”
The “pik” call of a Downy Woodpecker is higher-pitched and quieter than a Hairy Woodpeckers' similar sounding “peek” call.
01:04 SOUND #3: Drumming
Their steady, rapid drumming almost blends into one uninterrupted sound. But, interestingly, a Downy’s drum is slower than most other North American woodpeckers.
Downy Woodpeckers drum to communicate with each other. These sounds are used for claiming territories, courtship, calling to their mate, and as an alarm call.
Downy Woodpeckers drum slower than Hairy Woodpeckers (15 taps/sec vs. 25 taps/sec). But Downy’s tend to drum more frequently, only pausing for a few seconds between each drum. To compare, Hairy Woodpeckers wait for roughly 20 seconds or more between drums.
01:58 Credit for Recordings
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Recordists: Glen Chapman, Brad Walker, William W.H. Gunn
Stan Tekiela, Naturesmart.com
Images used under license from Shutterstock.com
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