Kaempfer's Woodpecker vs Bearded Woodpecker

Celeus obrieni compared with Dendropicos namaquus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Kaempfer's Woodpecker Bearded Woodpecker
Scientific Name Celeus obrieni Dendropicos namaquus
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Picidae Picidae
Conservation Status Vulnerable Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 27.8 cm (10.9 in) 25.2 cm (9.9 in)
Weight 96.75 g (3.41 oz) 79.675 g (2.81 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2-4
Population Trend

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Kaempfer's Woodpecker

Least Concern

Bearded Woodpecker

About These Birds

Bearded Woodpecker

The Bearded Woodpecker is a large, boldly marked woodpecker of savanna woodlands and dry forests in eastern and southern Africa. It has black-and-white facial striping, a red crown in males, and a long, powerful bill adapted for excavating dead trees. It feeds on wood-boring beetle larvae, ants, and other insects found in bark and dead wood.

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