Bamboo Woodpecker vs Acorn Woodpecker

Gecinulus viridis comparado con Melanerpes formicivorus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bamboo Woodpecker Acorn Woodpecker
Nombre científico Gecinulus viridis Melanerpes formicivorus
Orden Piciformes Piciformes
Familia Picidae Picidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 25,5 cm (10.0 in) 28,0 cm (11.0 in)
Peso 70,5 g (2.49 oz) 78,5 g (2.77 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Bamboo Woodpecker only

Ninguno

Acorn Woodpecker only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Bamboo Woodpecker

Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

About These Birds

Bamboo Woodpecker

The Bamboo Woodpecker is a woodpecker found in bamboo forests and forest edges across Southeast Asia, weighing about 70.5g with a wingspan of 25.5cm. As its name suggests it specializes in foraging on bamboo, excavating for insects and larvae within bamboo stems and poles. It inhabits both primary forest and secondary growth where bamboo is present.

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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