Abyssinian Woodpecker vs Black-backed Woodpecker

Dendropicos abyssinicus comparado con Picoides arcticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Abyssinian Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker
Nombre científico Dendropicos abyssinicus Picoides arcticus
Orden Piciformes Piciformes
Familia Picidae Picidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 18,5 cm (7.3 in) 25,8 cm (10.2 in)
Peso 24,5 g (0.86 oz) 72,85000000000001 g (2.57 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Abyssinian Woodpecker only

Black-backed Woodpecker only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Abyssinian Woodpecker

Least Concern

Black-backed Woodpecker

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-backed Woodpecker

The Black-backed Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of boreal conifer forests across North America, particularly specialist of recently burned forests. It has entirely black upperparts, white underparts with barring on the sides, and males have a yellow crown patch. It forages by flaking bark from dead trees to extract wood-boring beetle larvae that colonize burned timber.

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