Kaempfer's Woodpecker vs Black-and-buff Woodpecker

Celeus obrieni compared with Meiglyptes jugularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Kaempfer's Woodpecker Black-and-buff Woodpecker
Scientific Name Celeus obrieni Meiglyptes jugularis
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Picidae Picidae
Conservation Status Vulnerable Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 27.8 cm (10.9 in) 20.1 cm (7.9 in)
Weight 96.75 g (3.41 oz) 53.5 g (1.89 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Kaempfer's Woodpecker only

None

Black-and-buff Woodpecker only

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Kaempfer's Woodpecker

Least Concern

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

About These Birds

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker found in lowland and foothill forests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. It has a distinctive black-and-buff barred plumage with a red malar stripe in males. It forages in the forest canopy for insects and larvae, often in the outer branches of trees.

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