Downy Woodpecker also is known as Picoides pubescens are small to medium sized birds belonging to woodpecker species. These species are native to North America. They weigh between 20 to 33 g and grow up to 5.5 to 7.1 inches in size. They have the life expectancy of 11 years. Its diet comprises mainly of insects. It has a black and white bar like coloration throughout the body with white dots spread over the wings.