Bennett's Woodpecker vs Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii مقارنةً بـ Melanerpes pucherani

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bennett's Woodpecker Black-cheeked Woodpecker
الاسم العلمي Campethera bennettii Melanerpes pucherani
الرتبة Piciformes Piciformes
الفصيلة Picidae Picidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
الوزن 72,5 g (2.56 oz) 58,75 g (2.07 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Bennett's Woodpecker only

بلا

Black-cheeked Woodpecker only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Bennett's Woodpecker

Least Concern

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

About These Birds

Bennett's Woodpecker

Bennett's Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of dry open woodland, bush, and savanna in eastern and southern Africa. Males have a red cap and malar stripe, while both sexes show heavily spotted and barred brown-and-white plumage. It forages on tree trunks and on the ground for ants and other insects.

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

The Black-cheeked Woodpecker is a colorful woodpecker of humid lowland and foothill forests in Central America and northwestern South America, with bold red, yellow, and black patterning on the head and barred black-and-white back. It ranges from southeastern Mexico to Ecuador, inhabiting forest edges, gardens, and open woodland. It feeds on insects extracted from bark, fruits, and berries.

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