Ivory-billed Woodpecker vs Bennett's Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis compared with Campethera bennettii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Ivory-billed Woodpecker Bennett's Woodpecker
Scientific Name Campephilus principalis Campethera bennettii
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Picidae Picidae
Conservation Status Critically Endangered Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 51.2 cm (20.2 in) 23.4 cm (9.2 in)
Weight 510.0 g (17.99 oz) 72.5 g (2.56 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-4 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Ivory-billed Woodpecker only

Bennett's Woodpecker only

None

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Least Concern

Bennett's 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.

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