Acorn Woodpecker vs Ashy Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus verglichen mit Mulleripicus fulvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Acorn Woodpecker Ashy Woodpecker
Wissenschaftlicher Name Melanerpes formicivorus Mulleripicus fulvus
Ordnung Piciformes Piciformes
Familie Picidae Picidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,0 cm (11.0 in) 35,9 cm (14.1 in)
Gewicht 78,5 g (2.77 oz) 312,2 g (11.01 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 4-6 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Acorn Woodpecker only

Ashy Woodpecker only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

Least Concern

Ashy 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.

Ashy Woodpecker

The Ashy Woodpecker is a large woodpecker endemic to Sulawesi and the Sula Islands in Indonesia. Weighing about 312g with a wingspan near 36cm, it is one of the larger woodpeckers in its region and is predominantly pale grey. It forages on large trees in primary and tall secondary forest for insects and larvae.

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