Bennett's Woodpecker vs Sind Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii compared with Dendrocopos assimilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bennett's Woodpecker Sind Woodpecker
Scientific Name Campethera bennettii Dendrocopos assimilis
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Picidae Picidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 23.4 cm (9.2 in) 23.0 cm (9.1 in)
Weight 72.5 g (2.56 oz) 53.0 g (1.87 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-5 3-4
Population Trend

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Bennett's Woodpecker

Least Concern

Sind 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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