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Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

Habitat: Riparian Closed Woodland or Forest
Habitat Attribute: Cavities in snags or decadent limbs

Population Objectives (Sites)
Target Densities in Suitable Habitat:

Puget Lowlands:

  • North: >0.09 birds/ha (>0.04 birds/ac)
  • South: >0.02 birds/ha (>0.01 birds/ac)

Willamette Valley:

  • North: >0.09 birds/ha (>0.04 birds/ac)
  • South: >0.09 birds/ha (>0.04 birds/ac)

Klamath Mountains:

  • Umpqua: >0.18 birds/ha (>0.07 birds/ac)
  • Rogue: >0.06 birds/ha (>0.02 birds/ac)

Habitat Objectives (Sites)
Riparian Closed Woodland or Forest in the following conditions:

  • canopy cover >50%
  • subcanopy cover >20%
  • canopy and subcanopy conifer cover <10%
  • >12 snags/ha (5/ac) >15 cm (6 in) DBH and >1.8m (6 ft) tall; of these >5/ha (2/ac) should be >25cm (10 in) DBH

Cited Plan

Rockwell, S. M., J. L. Stephens, and B. Altman. 2022. Population and habitat objectives for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington. Version 2.0. Prepared for Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR, and American Bird Conservancy, Corvallis, OR.