Bennett's Woodpecker vs Black-backed Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii compared with Picoides arcticus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Bennett's Woodpecker | Black-backed Woodpecker |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Campethera bennettii | Picoides arcticus |
| Order | Piciformes | Piciformes |
| Family | Picidae | Picidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 23.4 cm (9.2 in) | 25.8 cm (10.2 in) |
| Weight | 72.5 g (2.56 oz) | 72.85000000000001 g (2.57 oz) |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Conservation Status
Bennett's Woodpecker
Black-backed 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-backed Woodpecker
The Black-backed Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of boreal conifer forests across North America, particularly specialist of recently burned forests. It has entirely black upperparts, white underparts with barring on the sides, and males have a yellow crown patch. It forages by flaking bark from dead trees to extract wood-boring beetle larvae that colonize burned timber.