Red-headed Flameback vs Acorn Woodpecker

Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus compared with Melanerpes formicivorus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Red-headed Flameback Acorn Woodpecker
Scientific Name Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus Melanerpes formicivorus
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Picidae Picidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 29.4 cm (11.6 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
Weight 124.0 g (4.37 oz) 78.5 g (2.77 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 4-6
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Red-headed Flameback only

None

Acorn Woodpecker only

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Red-headed Flameback

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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