{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Side-by-side Comparison Table ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Sahelian Woodpecker	Dunenspecht
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Dendropicos elachus	Picoides pubescens
Ordnung	Piciformes	Piciformes
Familie	Picidae	Picidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	16,0 cm (6.3 in)
Flügelspannweite	15,7 cm (6.2 in)	28,0 cm (11.0 in)
Gewicht	19,0 g (0.67 oz)	27,0 g (0.95 oz)
Ernährung	--	Insects and larvae extracted from bark, supplemented with seeds, berries, and suet at feeders. Often …
Gelegegröße	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Visual Size Comparison ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Size Comparison

Body Length

Sahelian Woodpecker —

Dunenspecht 16,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

Sahelian Woodpecker 15,7 cm

Dunenspecht 28,0 cm

Gewicht

Sahelian Woodpecker 19,0 g

Dunenspecht 27,0 g

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Habitat Comparison ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

-

Sahelian Woodpecker only

🌾 Grasland 🏜️ Wüste

Dunenspecht only

-

Dunenspecht

Deciduous and mixed forests, orchards, parks, and suburban areas. The most common woodpecker at feeders in North America.

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Song & Call Comparison ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Song & Call Comparison

Sahelian Woodpecker

Dunenspecht

Gesang

A sharp 'pik' or 'peek' contact call. Drums on resonant branches with a rapid, light tattoo — softer than larger woodpeckers. Also gives a high descending whinny 'keeer-keeer'.

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Geographic Range & Migration ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Geographic Range & Migration

Sahelian Woodpecker

Dunenspecht

North America from Alaska and Canada south through the United States, excluding the arid Southwest.

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Conservation Status Comparison ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sahelian Woodpecker

Least Concern

Dunenspecht

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

How to Tell Them Apart

Sahelian Woodpecker

Dunenspecht

Gefieder

Black and white plumage with a broad white stripe down the back. Black wings with white spots. Males have a small red patch on the nape.

Schnabel

Short, chisel-shaped, dark bill — noticeably shorter than the similar hairy woodpecker

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ About Each Bird (Descriptions) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

About These Birds

Sahelian Woodpecker

Dunenspecht

Der Dunenspecht ist der kleinste und am weitesten verbreitete Specht Nordamerikas. Seine geringe Größe erlaubt ihm die Nahrungssuche an dünnen Zweigen und Pflanzenstängeln, die größeren Spechten unzugänglich sind. Im Winter schließt sich der Dunenspecht häufig gemischten Vogelschwärmen an und profitiert von der erhöhten Wachsamkeit mehrerer Arten gegenüber Fressfeinden.

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Related Comparisons ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Related Comparisons

Nachtigall vs Dunenspecht

look-alike

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ More Birds in Family ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

More Birds to Explore

More from Picidae

Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker Picoides ramsayi Kaempfer's Woodpecker Celeus obrieni Splendid Woodpecker Campephilus splendens All Picidae birds →

Explore the Nature FYI Family

🧬 SpeciesFYI

Species & Taxonomy

🦕 DinoFYI

6,000+ Dinosaurs

🐟 FishFYI

Fish & Marine Life

🌿 PlantFYI

379,000+ Plants