Bennett's Woodpecker vs Acorn Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii verglichen mit Melanerpes formicivorus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bennett's Woodpecker Acorn Woodpecker
Wissenschaftlicher Name Campethera bennettii Melanerpes formicivorus
Ordnung Piciformes Piciformes
Familie Picidae Picidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 28,0 cm (11.0 in)
Gewicht 72,5 g (2.56 oz) 78,5 g (2.77 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-5 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bennett's Woodpecker

Least Concern

Acorn 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.

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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