Ivory-billed Woodpecker vs Acorn Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis compared with Melanerpes formicivorus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Ivory-billed Woodpecker Acorn Woodpecker
Scientific Name Campephilus principalis Melanerpes formicivorus
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Picidae Picidae
Conservation Status Critically Endangered Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 51.2 cm (20.2 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
Weight 510.0 g (17.99 oz) 78.5 g (2.77 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-4 4-6
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Ivory-billed Woodpecker only

None

Acorn Woodpecker only

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

About These Birds

Acorn Woodpecker

The Acorn Woodpecker is a highly social woodpecker weighing about 79g of western North American oak woodland. It stores thousands of acorns in specially drilled 'granary trees' shared by the group.

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