Bennett's Woodpecker vs Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii comparado con Melanerpes pucherani

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bennett's Woodpecker Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Nombre científico Campethera bennettii Melanerpes pucherani
Orden Piciformes Piciformes
Familia Picidae Picidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
Peso 72,5 g (2.56 oz) 58,75 g (2.07 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-5 2-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Bennett's Woodpecker only

Ninguno

Black-cheeked Woodpecker only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Bennett's Woodpecker

Least Concern

Black-cheeked 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.

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

The Black-cheeked Woodpecker is a colorful woodpecker of humid lowland and foothill forests in Central America and northwestern South America, with bold red, yellow, and black patterning on the head and barred black-and-white back. It ranges from southeastern Mexico to Ecuador, inhabiting forest edges, gardens, and open woodland. It feeds on insects extracted from bark, fruits, and berries.

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