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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Abyssinian Woodpecker	Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Dendropicos abyssinicus	Melanerpes pucherani
Ordnung	Piciformes	Piciformes
Familie	Picidae	Picidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	18,5 cm (7.3 in)	22,1 cm (8.7 in)
Gewicht	24,5 g (0.86 oz)	58,75 g (2.07 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	--	2-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Abyssinian Woodpecker only

🌾 Grassland

Black-cheeked Woodpecker only

🌲 Forest

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Abyssinian Woodpecker

Least Concern

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

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About These Birds

Abyssinian Woodpecker

The Abyssinian Woodpecker weighs about 25g and is endemic to Ethiopian and Eritrean highland forests. It excavates nest cavities and probes bark for wood-boring insects.

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

The Black-cheeked Woodpecker is a colorful woodpecker of humid lowland and foothill forests in Central America and northwestern South America, with bold red, yellow, and black patterning on the head and barred black-and-white back. It ranges from southeastern Mexico to Ecuador, inhabiting forest edges, gardens, and open woodland. It feeds on insects extracted from bark, fruits, and berries.

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