Bennett's Woodpecker vs Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii comparé à Melanerpes pucherani

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bennett's Woodpecker Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Nom scientifique Campethera bennettii Melanerpes pucherani
Ordre Piciformes Piciformes
Famille Picidae Picidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
Poids 72,5 g (2.56 oz) 58,75 g (2.07 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Bennett's Woodpecker only

Aucun(e)

Black-cheeked Woodpecker only

Statut de conservation

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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