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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